Research – Great Orme Mines

Research

Great Orme Bronze Age Mine Research

Andy Lewis M.Phil Thesis

Prehistoric mining at the Great Orme Criteria for the identification of early mining.

Boom & bust in Bronze Age Britain?

Major copper production from the Great Orme mine and European trade,
c. 1600–1400 BC

The use of bronze mining tools

Evidence for the use of bronze mining tools in the Bronze Age copper mines on the Great Orme

Where did all the copper go?

A summary of the work being undertaken by Alan Williams as part of his PhD research.

Geology of the Great Orme

Short summary of the Geology of the Great Orme

by Professor Cathy Hollis, Dr Alanna Juerges, University of Manchester.

Sian James PhD Thesis

The economic, social and environmental implications of faunal remains from Great Orme Mines.