The article traces the development of Mediterranean silver production from the Iron Age to the time of Rome, focusing on the site of Antas, Sardinia. Antas is located in a rich metalliferous area, which served as a source of lead and silver beyond the regional level. The article takes data on the exploitation of metal resources as a gauge for Mediterranean developments, especially state formation and the rise in maritime connectivity. Sardinian Bronze Age chiefdoms seem not to have mined the local argentiferous ore. But studies of lead isotopes suggest that Iron Age chiefdoms began to do so in response to Phoenician demand. Metal extraction intensified under Carthaginian rule, reaching a peak under the Roman Empire. In addition, at Antas the Carthaginians initiated religious practices, which the Romans continued. This cult activity is hypothesized to result from the cross‐culturally well attested connection between metallurgy and the world of the divine.

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地中海白银生产和撒丁岛安塔斯遗址

本文重点介绍了从铁器时代到罗马时期地中海白银生产的发展，重点是撒丁岛安塔斯的遗址。安塔斯位于丰富的金属区域，是区域范围以外铅和银的来源。本文采用了有关金属资源开发的数据，以此来衡量地中海的发展，特别是国家的形成和海上连通性的上升。撒丁岛青铜时代的酋长似乎没有开采过当地的银矿石。但是对铅同位素的研究表明，铁器时代的酋长国开始这样做是为了响应腓尼基人的需求。在迦太基统治下，对金属的提取有所增加，在罗马帝国统治下达到了顶峰。此外，迦太基人在安塔斯（Attas）发起了宗教习俗，罗马人继续这样做。