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Title: How metal working changed society
Review: Four stars.Barber concentrates in this book not on the variety of and classification of bronze age artifacts but the effect on bronze making had on society and on the status of the craftsmen themselves. Mining, smelting casting and deposition are his main focus here as well as the effect the magic of transformation of metals had on society. There are some interesting meditations here. I personally wish more time was spent on the various types of bronze artifacts made in during this period. I also felt too much time was spent on deposition as it is a subject that has been covered quite extensively in other volumes.Still it is a well written book and I believe worthy of your attention.
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