{"product_id":"9780792332558","title":"Prehistoric Gold in Europe Mines, Metallurgy and Manufacture","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNATO Science Series E:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePrehistoric Gold in Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMines, Metallurgy and Manufacture\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGiulio Morteani | Jeremy P. Northover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Materials Science \/ Metals \u0026amp; Alloys\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eInterest in the study of early European cultures is growing.  These cultures have left us objects made of gold, other metals and  ceramics. The advent of metal detectors, coupled with improved  analytical techniques, has increased the number of findings of such  objects enormously. Gold was used for economic and ceremonial purposes  and thus the gold objects are an important key to our understanding of  the social and political structures, as well as the technological  achievements, of Bronze and Iron Age European societies. \u003cbr\u003e  A correct interpretation of the information provided by gold and other  metal objects requires the cooperation of experts in the fields of  social, materials and natural science. Detailed investigation of gold  deposits in Europe have revealed the composition and genesis of the  deposits as sources of the metal. \u003cbr\u003e  In \u003cem\u003ePrehistoric Gold in Europe\u003c\/em\u003e, a group of leading European  geoscientists, metallurgists and archaeologists discuss the techniques  of gold mining and metallurgy, the socioeconomic importance of gold as  coinage and a symbol of wealth and status, and as an indicator of  religious habits, as well as a mirror of trade and cultural relations  mirrored by the distribution and types of gold objects in prehistoric  times. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 November 1994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780792332558\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e618\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676149317772,"sku":"9780792332558","price":296.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792332558.jpg?v=1785252839","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792332558","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}