Cassiteros Research Group- Early Tin- North-Western Iberia
Our objectives
Approximation to the potential of tin resources exploiting from recent prehistory to the present integrating various methodologies (archaeometallurgy, geology, experimental archaeology, etnoarchaeology, archaeological prospection, mapping and literature review, historical documentation…)
Impact assessment of the use of these resources in the landscape, in a direct way through the remains of exploitation, and in a indirect way through settlement strategies
Relate the various “mining landscapes” with different social models over time
Set theoretical models of mining exploitation for rural enclaves
