Publications
Selected publications
- Boom and bust in Bronze Age Britain: major copper production from the Great Orme mine and European trade, <i>c</i>. 1600-1400 BC (Journal article - 2019)
- Linking Bronze age copper smelting slags from Pentrwyn on the Great Orme to ore and metal. (Journal article - 2014)
2023
Boom and Bust in Bronze Age Britain: The Great Orme Copper Mine and European Trade
Williams, R. A. (2023). Boom and Bust in Bronze Age Britain: The Great Orme Copper Mine and European Trade. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd.
Project Ancient Tin: A short introduction
Williams, R., & Roberts, B. (2023). Project Ancient Tin: A short introduction. In M. Perra, & F. Lo Schiavo (Eds.), CONTACTS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN SARDINIA, CONTINENTAL ITALY AND THE NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE IN THE BRONZE AGE (18TH-11TH C. BC): THE “COPPER ROUTE”, THE “AMBER ROUTE”, THE “TIN ROUTE” Proceedings of the Fifth Festival of the Nuragic Civilization (pp. 283-294). Cagliari, Sardinia: Orroli, Cagliari, Sardinia.
2019
Boom and bust in Bronze Age Britain: major copper production from the Great Orme mine and European trade, <i>c</i>. 1600-1400 BC
Williams, R. A., & de Veslud, C. L. C. (2019). Boom and bust in Bronze Age Britain: major copper production from the Great Orme mine and European trade, <i>c</i>. 1600-1400 BC. ANTIQUITY, 93(371), 1178-1196. doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.130
Linking ore to metal - Geochemical and isotopic opportunities to characterise and trace the metal from the Great Orme copper mine
Williams, R. A. (2019). Linking ore to metal - Geochemical and isotopic opportunities to characterise and trace the metal from the Great Orme copper mine. In The Bronze Age in the Atlantic Archipelago and Beyond. Proceedings from the Bronze Age Forum held at Queen's University Belfast, 9th-10th November 2013 (pp. 145-175). Belfast.
2018
Moving metals III: Possible origins for copper in Bronze Age Denmark based on lead isotopes and geochemistry
Melheim, L., Grandin, L., Persson, P. -O., Billstrom, K., Stos-Gale, Z., Ling, J., . . . Kristiansen, K. (2018). Moving metals III: Possible origins for copper in Bronze Age Denmark based on lead isotopes and geochemistry. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 96, 85-105. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2018.04.003
THE GREAT ORME BRONZE AGE COPPER MINE: LINKING ORES TO METALS BY DEVELOPING A GEOCHEMICALLY AND ISOTOPICALLY DEFINED MINE-BASED METAL GROUP METHODOLOGY
Williams, R. A. (2017). THE GREAT ORME BRONZE AGE COPPER MINE: LINKING ORES TO METALS BY DEVELOPING A GEOCHEMICALLY AND ISOTOPICALLY DEFINED MINE-BASED METAL GROUP METHODOLOGY. In ARCHAEOMETALLURGY IN EUROPE IV Vol. 33 (pp. 29-47). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
The Great Orme Bronze Age copper mine in North Wales: Opportunities to link ore to metal.
Williams, R. A. (2018). The Great Orme Bronze Age copper mine in North Wales: Opportunities to link ore to metal.. In E. Ben-Yosef (Ed.), Mining for Ancient Copper Essays in Memory of Beno Rothenberg (pp. 399-417). Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University.
2017
Characterising Bronze Age copper from the Great Orme mine in North Wales to determine and interpret its distribution
Williams, R. A. (2017, December 15). Characterising Bronze Age copper from the Great Orme mine in North Wales to determine and interpret its distribution.
2014
Linking Bronze age copper smelting slags from Pentrwyn on the Great Orme to ore and metal.
Williams, R. A. (2014). Linking Bronze age copper smelting slags from Pentrwyn on the Great Orme to ore and metal.. Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society.
2012
Hidden Bullion: silver production in northeast Wales
Williams, R. A. (2012). Hidden Bullion: silver production in northeast Wales. Welsh Mines and Mining, 2, 33-43.
Rediscovering the lead and zinc production of northeast Wales
Williams, R. A., & Williams, C. J. (2012). Rediscovering the lead and zinc production of northeast Wales. Welsh Mines and Mining, 2, 13-31.
1992
The Berehaven Copper Mines Allihies, Co. Cork, S.W. Ireland
Williams, R. A. (1992). The Berehaven Copper Mines Allihies, Co. Cork, S.W. Ireland. Sheffield: Northern Mine Research Society.
1987
The high mortality of British metal and slate miners
Williams, R. A. (1987). The high mortality of British metal and slate miners. Northern Mine Research Society Memoirs, 34, 18-33.
1985
The Old Mines of the Llangynog District (North Powys, Mid-Wales)
Williams, R. A. (1985). The Old Mines of the Llangynog District (North Powys, Mid-Wales). Sheffield: Northern Mine Research Society.