Northwest Iberian tin mining from Bronze Age to Modern times: an overview

Beatriz Comendador Rey; Emmanuelle  Meunier; Elin Figueiredo; Aaron Lackinger; João Fonte; João Fonte; Cristina Fernández; Alexandre Lima; José Mirão; Rui Jorge Cordeiro Silva

Northwest Iberian tin mining from Bronze Age to Modern times: an overview

Beatriz Comendador Rey, Emmanuelle Meunier, Elin Figueiredo, Aaron Lackinger, João Fonte, João Fonte, Cristina Fernández, Alexandre Lima, José Mirão, Rui Jorge Cordeiro Silva

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The northwestern Iberian Peninsula has been well known for its mineral wealth since classical times, including for gold and for tin. In fact, the Iberian tin belt is the largest in western Europe (covering an area of c.200,000 km2), containing tin deposits that were accessible from ancient times. Nevertheless, few archaeological studies have been dedicated to ancient tin mining in the region, unlike gold mining, for which major mining complexes are known from Roman times (e.g. Las Médulas, N Spain, and Três Minas, N Portugal). In this paper, evidence for tin mining in different periods, from the Bronze Age to modern times, is discussed, based on selected casestudies, using various approaches developed for the study of ancient and modern tin mining, by members of the present Iberian Tin Research Group. An introduction to the geographical and geological contexts of Iberian tin, and the history of investigation on Iberian tin mining, is included.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tinworking Landscape of Dartmoor in its European context: Prehistory to 20th century
Editors	Phil Newman
Publisher	Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group
Pages	133-153
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Print)	978-0-9529442-4-9
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	The Tinworking Landscape of Dartmoor in a European Context - Prehistory to 20th Century - Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom Duration: 6 May 2016 → 11 May 2016

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Conference	The Tinworking Landscape of Dartmoor in a European Context - Prehistory to 20th Century
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Tavistock, Devon
Period	6/05/16 → 11/05/16

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Comendador Rey, B., Meunier, E., Figueiredo, E., Lackinger, A., Fonte, J., Fonte, J., Fernández, C., Lima, A., Mirão, J., & Silva, R. J. C. (2017). Northwest Iberian tin mining from Bronze Age to Modern times: an overview. In P. Newman (Ed.), Tinworking Landscape of Dartmoor in its European context: Prehistory to 20th century (pp. 133-153). Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320775817_North-West_Iberia_tin_mining_from_Bronze_Age_to_modern_times_an_overview

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Comendador Rey, B, Meunier, E, Figueiredo, E, Lackinger, A, Fonte, J, Fonte, J, Fernández, C, Lima, A, Mirão, J & Silva, RJC 2017, Northwest Iberian tin mining from Bronze Age to Modern times: an overview. in P Newman (ed.), Tinworking Landscape of Dartmoor in its European context: Prehistory to 20th century. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group, pp. 133-153, The Tinworking Landscape of Dartmoor in a European Context - Prehistory to 20th Century, Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom, 6/05/16. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320775817_North-West_Iberia_tin_mining_from_Bronze_Age_to_modern_times_an_overview>

Northwest Iberian tin mining from Bronze Age to Modern times: an overview. / Comendador Rey, Beatriz; Meunier, Emmanuelle; Figueiredo, Elin et al.
Tinworking Landscape of Dartmoor in its European context: Prehistory to 20th century. ed. / Phil Newman. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group, 2017. p. 133-153.

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