A brief outline summary of nonferrous archaeometallurgy in Israel.

Shalev, S. 2007. A brief outline summary of nonferrous archaeometallurgy in Israel. Isr. J. Earth Sci. 56: 133-138.This paper presents a short summary of the current state of archaeometallurgy of non-ferrous metals in Israel, from the Chalcolithic to the Persian period. The following topics are discussed: the compositional changes of metal artefacts through time; metal production remains (when available); mode of production and information obtained from chemical and metallographic analyses; the possible connection between changes in metal composition; and typological changes in shape, size, and color of metal products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]