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Dear Arch-Metals list members, As a result of a recent discovery (a unique Chalcolithic lead artifact), an interesting debate emerged regarding the role of metal at the dawn of metallurgy in the southern Levant (and beyond). The relevant publications are in the "debate" section of the current issue of Antiquity: . Ben-Yosef, E., Shamir, O., Levy, J., 2017. On early metallurgy and textile-production technologies in the southern Levant: a response to Langgut et al. (2016) <https://www.academia.edu/33343128/> , Antiquity 91 (357): 765-776. [https://www.academia.edu/33343128/] . Langgut, D., Yahalom-Mack, N., Lev-Yadun, S., Kremer, E., Ullman, M., Davidovich, U., 2017. On Chalcolithic maceheads and spinning implements, Antiquity 91 (357): 777-782. . Ben-Yosef, E., Shamir, O., Levy, J., 2017. If it looks like a duck: final comment on early metallurgy and textile-production technologies in the southern Levant <https://www.academia.edu/33343134/> , Antiquity 91 (357): 783. [https://www.academia.edu/33343134/] I hope you will find it of interest (I believe it opens the ground for further discussion, in which many of the list members can contribute). Best wishes, Erez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Erez Ben-Yosef, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer in Archaeology Head, Timna Expedition The J. M. Alkow Department of Archaeology and ANE Cultures Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978 Israel Tel. +972-3-6409703, Fax. +972-3-6406883 email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> web: http://humanities.tau.ac.il/segel/ebenyose/ The Central Timna Valley (CTV) Project: http://archaeology.tau.ac.il/ben-yosef/CTV/