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Chemical symbol Cu is from cuprum.Īs "a copper coin," from 1580s as "a vessel made of copper," 1660s. In Latin, aes was the common word for "cash, coin, debt, wages" in many figurative expressions. Latin aes originally was "copper," but this was extended to its alloy with tin (see bronze), and as this was far more extensively used than pure copper, the word's primary sense shifted to the alloy and a new word evolved for "copper," from the Latin form of the name of the island of Cyprus, where copper was mined (the alchemists associated copper with Venus).Īes passed into Germanic (which originally did not distinguish copper from its alloys) and became English ore. RSVP by at lecture will be followed by a reception.Īny enquiries about the event may be directed to Marcos Martinón-Torres.Malleable metallic element, noted for its peculiar red color, tenacity, malleability, and electric conductivity, late Old English coper, from Proto-Germanic *kupar (source also of Middle Dutch koper, Old Norse koparr, Old High German kupfar), from Late Latin cuprum, contraction of Latin Cyprium (aes) "Cyprian (metal)," after Greek Kyprios "Cyprus" (see Cyprus).Īncient Greek had khalkos "ore, copper, bronze " an old IE word for "ore, copper, bronze" is retained in Sanskrit ayah, Latin aes. In this lecture, the history of copper production inĬyprus will be presented against the background of the fascinating The mineral is found in Atrial Mountain, Urai Mountain, and Sardinia and in more isolated locations in France, Chile, Bolivia, Cornwall, Arizona, and Namibia. Eventually the island came to give the metal its latin Cuprite was first discovered by Wilhelm Karl Ritter Von Hadingier in 1845 and its name is derived from the Latin cuprum because of its copper content. Known in the Roman Empire, that the ancient author assumed it wasĭiscovered there. Multi-volume treatise Natural History, copper from Cyprus was so well Impressive works of art in Greek sanctuaries, such as Delphi, or buildīy the first century AD, when Pliny the Elder wrote his
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That time, the Pharaoh of Egypt, as brother, and it was because ofĬopper that in the first millennium BC the Cypriot kings could dedicate The EPL’s below are located in the promising ‘new’ Western Copper Belt of the country, where large companies like Sandfire and Khoemacau have recently established large operations after. That the king of Alashiya (the name by which Cyprus was known in theĮast, in the second millennium BC) could address the mightiest king of ‘Cuprum’ is the Latin name for copper and this project represents the 12 copper exploration assets held by Sumer Resources in Botswana. The production and trade ofĬopper and the wealth that it produced formed the basis of the island'sĮconomy throughout ancient times, as indeed in modern times, when theĬopper mines of the Troodos mountains were reopened in the twentiethĬentury AD, after more than one thousand years. These were extensively exploitedĪt least since the second millennium BC. The island of Cyprus holds some of the richest copper oreĭeposits per surface area in the world. Evriviades while the lecture will be introduced by Marcos Martinón-Torres. The welcome address will be given by High Commissioner Euripides L. The UCL Institute of Archaeology is co-organiser, with the High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in the UK and the University of Cyprus, of a special lecture taking place in London on 20 February.ĭirector of the Archaeological Research Unit, Department of History andĪrchaeology, University of Cyprus will give a lecture entitled ' In Cyprus where copper was first discovered.' (Pliny, Natural History ΧΧΧIV.2-4) at the High Commission in London and all are welcome to attend.