A new paradigm for the future of archaeometallurgy in Anatolia: review of Thai archaeology monograph series (TAM)

Dardeniz Arıkan G.

BULLETIN OF THE MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION, vol.167, pp.209-214, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 167
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.19111/bulletinofmre.990063
  • Journal Name: BULLETIN OF THE MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.209-214
  • Keywords: Archaeometallurgy, Thailand, Bronze Age, Anatolia, New Paradigm
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This article reviews the Ban Chiang, Northeast Thailand, Volumes 2A, 2B, and 2C edited by Joyce C. White and Elizabeth G. Hamilton with the aim of bringing a new perspective to the understanding of archaeometallurgy in Anatolia. Regardless of specific subject focus such as geology, geomorphology, archaeology, or anthropology, any scholar interested in the field of archaeometallurgy will find a comparanda of their research in the Thai archaeology monograph volumes. White and Hamilton suggest a new paradigm favoring diversity and an anthropological technology-driven model for archaeometallurgical research, which I believe presents an excellent case to change and revise the presumptions of scholars studying metals' role in ancient Anatolia.