Benzonelli, A., Rivas Estrada, SRE., Otero Santillán, J., Calderón Rodríguez, GA., Crawford, RR., Vieri, J., Campos-Quintero, L. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2026 (Published online).
Dos mil años de orfebrería Herrera y Muisca: biografías de objetos metálicos en Nueva Esperanza
Arqueología y patrimonio,
v. 5
Doi: http://doi.org/10.22380/26652773.3170
Biography
My academic background includes degrees in history, archaeology and archaeological science. Their combination is a recurrent thread in my work.
Much of my research has focused on the analysis of material culture and the reverse engineering of archaeological technologies, as a starting point to understand the evolution and movement of knowledge, people and things. Working with a large number of international research students and postdoctoral fellows has massively broadened my horizons.
I joined the Department of Archaeology in Cambridge in 2018, after over a decade at UCL.
Research
My research interests centre around material culture and technologies, the context of innovations, and knowledge transmission. I approach these subjects through a combination of analytical studies of archaeological materials, experiments, and historical sources. Much of my work has focused on archaeometallurgy in Europe, Africa, America and Asia, from prehistory to the recent past, and including scientific analyses of the manufacture and trade of gold, silver, copper, bronze, brass and iron, often studying production remains. I have additionally worked with ceramics, pigments, glass and amber, among other interesting materials. To different extents, my laboratory work has included optical microscopy, OM, SEM-EDS, EPMA, FTIR, XRD, (LA)-ICP-MS, (p)XRF, and Raman. I am also involved in collaborations that variously engage geometric morphometrics, multispectral imaging and statistics.
Topics
- Material culture and technology
- Knowledge transmission
- Inventions and innovations
- Archaeometallurgy
- Archaeology of alchemy and chemistry
- History and philosophy of science
I am presently involved in the following research projects:
- "Small performances": investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice-based research
- Reverse engineering collective action: complex technologies in stateless societies (REVERSEACTION): ERC Advanced Grant
- The Cambridge Heritage Science Initiative (CHERISH)
- Training the next generation of archaeological scientists: Interdisciplinary studies of pre-modern ceramics and plasters from the eastern Mediterranean (PlaCe)
- Imperial Logistics: The Making of the Terracotta Army; with many colleagues at the First Emperor’s Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi’an and UCL
- Massive production and deposition of leaded bronzes in the Atlantic Late Bronze Age – Early Iron Age transition (funded by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain; PI: Lois Armada, CSIC)
- Metal and amber: models of raw material circulation in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula (funded by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain; PI: Mercedes Murillo-Barroso, University of Granada)
These are some of my past projects:
- Sociotechnical traditions in the production and consumption of gold in South America (with many collaborators, especially colleagues at the Gold Museum in Bogota)
- Archaeological science and globalisation: crucibles and metallurgical artefacts from Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site (Royal Society-Newton Mobility Grant, with Shadreck Chirikure and Paul Lane)
- Metallurgy in Bronze Age China: regional production and transcultural networks (British Academy / Royal Society International Newton Fellowship; Fellow: Kunlong Chen, USTB)
- The rise of iron technology in Pre-Roman Iberia (IBERIRON) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016; Fellow: Marc Gener-Moret)
- Lordship and Landscape in East Anglia AD 400-800 (funded by the Levehulme Trust; PI: Chris Scull, UCL)
Key Publications
For a list of publications please see ORCID profile (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2124-2837). You may be able to download some of these here and at https://cambridge.academia.edu/MarcosMartinonTorres.
Publication
2026 (Published online)
2026
Kwaspen, A., Escobar-Toro, A., Moreno-González, MC., Uribe-Villegas, MA., Sáenz-Samper, J. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2026.
A Visual Method to Compare the Quality and Complexity of Archaeological Textiles: The Cotton Mantas of Pre-Hispanic Colombia
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory,
v. 33
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-025-09758-w
2025 (Accepted for publication)
Klesner, C., Crawford, R., Martinon-Torres, M., Aristizábal Losada, L., Bernal Arévalo, M., Campos-Quintero, L., Cárdenas Arroyo, F., Maya Cabrera, MC., Murillo Jaramillo, PA., Pérez Fernández, DA., Saenz-Samper, J. and Uribe-Villegas, MA.,
2025 (Accepted for publication).
Disentangling technological traditions: comparative chaînes opératoires of painted pre-Hispanic ceramics from Nariño, Colombia
Open Archaeology,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2025-0038
Murillo-Barroso, M., Navero Rosales, M., González-Marcén, P. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2025 (Accepted for publication).
Amber Networks in Prehistory: North-Eastern Iberia as a Case Study
European Journal of Archaeology,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2025.12
Venunan, P., Pryce, TO., Natapintu, S. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2025 (Accepted for publication).
Resolving resources and reality in early Thai iron markets: Primary production behaviours at Ban Kruat District, Buriram Province, northeast Thailand c. AD 200—1450
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 17
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-025-02255-x
Montes-Landa, J., Montero Ruiz, I. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2025 (Accepted for publication).
The Chalcolithic metallurgical tradition of Northeast Iberia and its later influence: new analyses and a synthesis
Trabajos de Prehistoria,
v. 82
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2025.1053
2025
Vieri, J., Crema, E., Uribe Villegas, MA., Sáenz Samper, J. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2025.
Beyond baselines of performance: beta regression models of compositional variability in craft production studies
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 173
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2024.106106
Stodolová, K., La Duc, E., Millett, M. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2025.
Beyond tools and weapons: A study of iron supply and nail manufacture in Roman Aldborough, Britain
Journal of Archaeological Science Reports,
v. 61
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104910
Montes Landa, J., Pons, E., Rovira, C., Moya, A., Alonso, N. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2025.
Towards a new history of bronze making: Explaining the selection of tin bronze alloying techniques across prehistoric N.E. Iberia (2100-200 BC)
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 178
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106206
Zaggia, C., Martinón-Torres, M., Collins, M., Dawson, J. and Strudwick, H.,
2025.
Technological and compositional variation in pink and white pastes from a coffin set of the late Third Intermediate Period (Thebes, ca. 680–664 BCE)
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports,
v. 62
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105019
Lemos, R., Zaggia, C., Fulcher, K., Lidén, E., Werkström, L., Hocker, E., Bergquist, J. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2025.
Bronze Age make-up recipes from Sudanese Lower Nubia point to a greater diversity across cultural borders in ancient Northeast Africa.
PLoS One,
v. 20
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330205
2024 (Accepted for publication)
Montes Landa, J., Timberlake, S. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2024 (Accepted for publication).
Debunking deterministic narratives of technological development through experimentation: A critical review of the prehistory of tin bronze alloying
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory,
Lemos, R., Tichindelean, M., Erban Kochergina, YV., Zaggia, C., Werkström, L., Hocker, E. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2024 (Accepted for publication).
Bronze Age supply chains between ancient Egypt and Nubia revealed by lead isotope analysis of kohl samples
Scientific Reports,
v. 14
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79162-z
2024
Bevan, A., Northover, P., Bray, P., Bonacchi, C., Colledge, S., Crellin, R., Gwilt, A., Hamilton, H., Hart, P., Kaleta, R., Keinan-Schoonbaert, A., Knight, M., Laws, K., Lodwick, M., Martinón-Torres, M., Needham, S., O’connor, B., Perucchetti, L., Pett, D., Wexler, J. and Wilkin, N.,
2024.
A Catalogue of British Bronze Age Axes, Including Basic Typology, Compositional Analyses and Associated Radiocarbon Dates
Journal of Open Archaeology Data,
v. 12
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/joad.119
2023 (Accepted for publication)
Vieri, J., Chirikure, S., Lane, P. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2023 (Accepted for publication).
Archaeological science, globalisation, and local agency: gold in Great Zimbabwe
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01811-7
2023
Murillo-Barroso, M., Cólliga, AM. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2023.
The earliest Baltic amber in Western Europe.
Sci Rep,
v. 13
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41293-0
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2023.
Robin Torrence, we salute you
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 155
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105792
Martinon-Torres, M., Murillo-Barroso, M. and MARTÍN CÓLLIGA, A.,
2023.
The earliest Baltic amber in Western Europe
Scientific Reports,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41293-0
Liu, Y., Chen, K. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2023.
Iron production in the Qin state during the late Warring States period: a cost-efficient technological system
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 15
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01767-8
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2023.
The casts of Pompeii: Post-depositional methodological insights
PLoS One,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289378
Alapont, L., Gallello, G., Martinón-Torres, M., Osanna, M., Amoretti, V., Chenery, S., Ramacciotti, M., Jiménez, JL., Morales Rubio, Á., Cervera, ML. and Pastor, A.,
2023.
The casts of Pompeii: Post-depositional methodological insights.
PLoS One,
v. 18
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289378
Benzonelli, A., Freestone, IC. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2023.
Effects of alloy composition in traditional Japanese shakudo patination.
PLoS One,
v. 18
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289728
2022 (Accepted for publication)
Cordivari, BW., Nikis, N. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2022 (Accepted for publication).
Smelting copper in decorated pottery: communities of practice in the Niari Basin, Republic of the Congo, fifteenth–seventeenth centuries CE
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 14
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01653-9
La Duc, E., Montero-Ruiz, I., Freestone, IC., Fanlo Loras, J., Jabalquinto Exposito, IM., Martin de la Cruz, JC., Perez-Lamban, F., Picazo Millan, JV. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2022 (Accepted for publication).
Diverse strategies for copper production in Chalcolithic Iberia
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103683
VALCÁRCEL ROJAS, R. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2022 (Accepted for publication).
Bernardo Vega y los estudios de arqueometalurgia en el Caribe
Cuba Arqueológica. Revista de arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe.,
v. 16
Plaza, MT., Figueroa, V. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2022 (Accepted for publication).
Technology, life histories and circulation of gold objects during the Middle Period (AD 400-1000). A perspective from the Atacama Desert, Chile
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
2022
Blakelock, E., Martinón-Torres, M. and Scull, C.,
2022.
Early Medieval Copper-Alloy Metalworking at Rendlesham, Suffolk, England
Medieval Archaeology,
v. 66
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2022.2129684
Saussus, L., Hsu, Y-T., Poulain, M., Martinón-Torres, M., Thomas, N. and De Clercq, W.,
2022.
Refining silver at the castle: the rare case of a large early modern cupel from Middelburg-in-Flanders, Belgium
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 14
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01655-7
2021 (Accepted for publication)
Veronesi, U. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2021 (Accepted for publication).
The Old Ashmolean Museum and Oxford’s Seventeenth-Century Chymical Community: A Material Culture Approach to Laboratory Experiments
Ambix,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2021.2012314
2021
Legarra Herrero, B. and Martinón-Torres, ,
2021.
Heterogeneous Production and Enchained Consumption: Minoan Gold in a
Changing World (ca. 2000 BCE)
American Journal of Archaeology,
v. 125
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3764/aja.125.3.0333
Plaza, MT. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2021.
Technology, Use and Reuse of Gold during the Middle Period: The Case of Casa Parroquial, Atacama Desert, Chile
Cambridge Archaeological Journal,
v. 31
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774321000123
Calonge, MTP., Pavlovic, D. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2021.
Crucibles and moulds from Los Nogales: Technological study of technical ceramics from the Late Period in the Aconcagua Valley, Central Chile
Estudios Atacamenos,
v. 67
Doi: http://doi.org/10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2021-0008
Alipour, R., Rehren, T. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2021.
Chromium crucible steel was first made in Persia
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 127
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2020.105224
Martinon-Torres, M. and Birch, T.,
2021.
The iron bars from the 'Gresham Ship': employing multivariate statistics to further slag inclusion analysis of ferrous objects
Historical metallurgy,
v. 48
Massa, G., Aldenderfer, M. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2021.
Of gold masks, bronze mirrors and brass bracelets: Analyses of metallic artefacts from Samdzong, Upper Mustang, Nepal 450(a)over-cap(sic)650 CE (vol 18, pg 68, 2019)
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN ASIA,
v. 25
Montes-Landa, J., Murillo-Barroso, M., Montero-Ruiz, I., Rovira-Llorens, S. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2021.
Interwoven traditions in Bell Beaker metallurgy: Approaching the social value of copper at Bauma del Serrat del Pont (Northeast Iberia).
PLoS One,
v. 16
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255818
Bustamante, NA., Escobar, JA. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2021.
Reverse engineering of ceramic anthropomorphic figurines from the Tumaco archaeological tradition in southwest Colombia.
PLoS One,
v. 16
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250230
2020
Massa, G., Aldenderfer, M. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2020.
Corrigendum to ‘Of gold masks, bronze mirrors and brass bracelets: analyses of metallic artefacts from Samdzong, Upper Mustang, Nepal 450-650 CE.’ Archaeological Research in Asia 18 (2019) 68–81
Archaeological Research in Asia,
v. 21
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2019.100155
Veronesi, U., Rehren, T. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2020.
The philosophers and the crucibles. New data on the 17th–18th century remains from the Old Ashmolean laboratory, Oxford
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports,
v. 35
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102684
Liu, Y., Martinón-Torres, M., Mei, J., Sun, W., Shao, A. and Chen, K.,
2020.
Cast a different iron: Grey and mottled cast iron production in early China
Journal of Cultural Heritage,
v. 46
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2020.05.005
Murillo-Barroso, M., Montero-Ruiz, I., Camalich-Massieu, MD., Martín-Socas, D., Labaune, M., Cattin, F., Nieto, JM. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2020.
Raw material procurement and selection in Southeast Iberia’s early metallurgy
Trabajos de Prehistoria,
v. 77
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2020.12248
Arcidiacono, L., Martinón-Torres, M., Senesi, R., Scherillo, A., Andreani, C. and Festa, G.,
2020.
Cu-based alloys as a benchmark for T-PGAA quantitative analysis at spallation neutron sources
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry,
v. 35
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1039/c9ja00268e
Modesto-Mata, M., Dean, MC., Lacruz, RS., Bromage, TG., García-Campos, C., Martínez de Pinillos, M., Martín-Francés, L., Martinón-Torres, M., Carbonell, E., Arsuaga, JL. and Bermúdez de Castro, JM.,
2020.
Short and long period growth markers of enamel formation distinguish European Pleistocene hominins.
Sci Rep,
v. 10
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61659-y
Montes-Landa, J., Montero-Ruiz, I., Castanyer Masoliver, P., Santos Retolaza, M., Tremoleda Trilla, J. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2020.
Traditions and innovations: versatility of copper and tin bronze making recipes in Iron Age Emporion (L’Escala, Spain)
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 12
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-020-01081-7
Vieri, J., Uribe-Villegas, MA. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2020.
Of forming, gilding and intentionality in Pre-Columbian goldwork: analytical characterisation of artefacts from the Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102626
2019 (Accepted for publication)
Martinon-Torres, M., Murillo-Barroso, M., Montero-Ruiz, I., Nieto, JM., Camalich-Massieu, MD. and Martin Socas, D.,
2019 (Accepted for publication).
Trace elements and lead isotopic composition of copper deposits from the eastern part of the Internal Zone of the Betic Cordillera (SE Iberia): application to provenance of archaeological materials
Journal of Iberian Geology,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s41513-019-00111-1
Rehren, T., Veronesi, U., Straube, B. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2019 (Accepted for publication).
Glassmaking Tests at Early Jamestown? Some New Thoughts and Data
Journal of Glass Studies,
v. 61
Doi: http://doi.org/10.2307/26862842
Liu, Y., Martinón-Torres, M., Chen, J., Sun, W. and Chen, K.,
2019 (Accepted for publication).
Iron decarburisation techniques in the eastern Guanzhong Plain, China, during Late Warring States period: an investigation based on slag inclusion analyses
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00921-5
Hsu, Y-T. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2019 (Accepted for publication).
Fire assay and cupellation at the late medieval Porto Mint, Portugal: a technological study
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports,
2019
Martinon-Torres, M., Liu, Y., Chen, K., Mei, J., Shao, A. and Sun, W.,
2019.
Scientific analysis and related issues of iron objects unearthed from the Qin cemetery at Xinfeng in the Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. 陕西临潼新丰秦墓出土铁器的科学分析及相关问题 (article is in chinese).
Archaeology: Kaogu,
Veronesi, U., Rehren, T., Straube, B. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2019.
Testing the New World: early modern chemistry and mineral prospection at colonial Jamestown, 1607–1610
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 11
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00945-x
Birch, T. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2019.
Shape as a measure of weapon standardisation: From metric to geometric morphometric analysis of the Iron Age ‘Havor’ lance from Southern Scandinavia
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 101
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.11.002
Chen, K., Mei, J., Rehren, T., Liu, S., Yang, W., Martinón-Torres, M., Zhao, C., Hirao, Y., Chen, J. and Liu, Y.,
2019.
Hanzhong bronzes and highly radiogenic lead in Shang period China
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 101
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.11.010
Wood, JR., Montero-Ruiz, I. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2019.
From Iberia to the Southern Levant: The Movement of Silver Across the Mediterranean in the Early Iron Age
Journal of World Prehistory,
v. 32
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10963-018-09128-3
Liu, S., Rehren, T., Qin, D., Chen, J., Zhou, W., Martinón-Torres, M., Huang, X. and Qian, W.,
2019.
Coal-fuelled crucible lead-silver smelting in 12th-13th century China: A technological innovation in the age of deforestation
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 104
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2019.01.004
Benzonelli, A., Martinon-Torres, M., Stos-Gale, Z. and Henry, R.,
2019.
Argentiferous copper extraction and post-medieval metals trade: identification and origins of post-medieval Reißscheiben ingots found in Wiltshire, England
Historical Metallurgy Vol. 52.1,
Martinón-Torres, M., Lobo Guerrero Arenas, J., Veronesi, U. and White, H.,
2019.
Goldsmithing traditions and innovations in colonial Colombia: an analytical study of crucibles from Santa Cruz de Mompox
Post-Medieval Archaeology,
v. 52
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00794236.2018.1515384
Martinón-Torres, M., Li, X., Xia, Y., Benzonelli, A., Bevan, A., Ma, S., Huang, J., Wang, L., Lan, D., Liu, J., Liu, S., Zhao, Z., Zhao, K. and Rehren, T.,
2019.
Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation.
Sci Rep,
v. 9
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40613-7
Massa, G., Aldenderfer, M. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2019.
Of gold masks, bronze mirrors and brass bracelets: Analyses of metallic artefacts from Samdzong, Upper Mustang, Nepal 450–650 CE
Archaeological Research in Asia,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2019.02.004
Martinon-Torres, M., Henry, R. and Benzonelli, A.,
2019.
Two Reißscheiben copper ingots from Bromham
Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine,
v. 112
Arcidiacono, L., Parmentier, A., Festa, G., Martinón-Torres, M., Andreani, C. and Senesi, R.,
2019.
Validation of a new data-analysis software for multiple-peak analysis of γ spectra at ISIS pulsed Neutron and Muon Source
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment,
v. 938
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.05.094
2018 (Accepted for publication)
Radivojevic, M., Roberts, B., Pernicka, E., Stos-Gale, Z., Martinon-Torres, M., Rehren, T., Bray, P., Brandherm, D., Ling, J., Mei, J., Vandkilde, H., Kristiansen, K., Shennan, S. and Broodbank, C.,
2018 (Accepted for publication).
The Provenance, Use and Circulation of Metals in the European Bronze Age: The state of debate
Journal of Archaeological Research,
v. 27
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-018-9123-9
2018
Hein, A., Kilikoglou, V. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2018.
Heat transfer properties of post-medieval crucibles
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-018-0669-8
Wang, L., Chen, F., Wang, Y., Qian, W., Mei, J., Martinón-Torres, M. and Chen, K.,
2018.
Copper metallurgy in prehistoric upper Ili Valley, Xinjiang, China
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-018-0679-6
Murillo-Barroso, M., Penalver, E., Bueno, P., Barroso, R., de Balbin, R. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2018.
Amber in prehistoric Iberia: New data and a review
PLoS ONE,
v. 13
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202235
Larreina-Garcia, D., Li, Y., Liu, Y. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2018.
Bloomery iron smelting in the Daye County (Hubei): Technological traditions in Qing China
Archaeological Research in Asia,
v. 16
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2018.10.001
Veronesi, U. and Martinón‐Torres, M.,
2018.
Glass and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe: An Analytical Study of Glassware from the Oberstockstall Laboratory in Austria
Angewandte Chemie,
v. 130
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201712523
Bevan, A., Li, X., Zhao, Z., Huang, J., Laidlaw, S., Xi, N., Xia, Y., Ma, S. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2018.
Ink marks, bronze crossbows and their implications for the Qin Terracotta Army
Heritage Science,
v. 6
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0239-5
Veronesi, U. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2018.
Glass and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe: An Analytical Study of Glassware from the Oberstockstall Laboratory in Austria.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl,
v. 57
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201712523
González Álvarez, D., Marín Suárez, C., Farci, C., López Gómez, P., López-Sáez, JA., Martínez Barrio, C., Martinón-Torres, M., Menéndez Blanco, A., Moreno-García, M., Núñez De La Fuente, S., Peña-Chocarro, L., Pérez-Jordá, G., Rodríguez-Hernández, J., Tejerizo García, C. and Fernández Mier, M.,
2018.
El Castru (Vigaña, Balmonte de Miranda, Asturias): A small hillfort in the western area of the Cantabrian Mountains in the Iron Age
Munibe Antropologia-Arkeologia,
v. 69
Doi: http://doi.org/10.21630/maa.2018.69.14
Martinon Torres, M., Uribe-Villegas, MA., Sáenz-Samper, J. and Lobo Guerrero Arenas, J.,
2018.
Archaeometallurgy in Colombia: recent developments
Archaeology International,
v. 20
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai.354
Torrence, R. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2018.
Editorial: JAS on the move
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 91
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.02.005
2017 (Published online)
Martinón-Torres, M., Uribe-Villegas, MA., Sáenz-Samper, J. and Lobo-Guerrero, J.,
2017 (Published online).
Archaeometallurgy in Colombia: Recent Developments
Archaeology International,
v. 20
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai-354
2017 (No publication date)
Radivojevic, M., Pendic, J., Srejic, A., Korac, M., Kamberovic, Z., Martinon-Torres, M., Davey, C., Jovanovic, N. and Benzonelli, A.,
2017 (No publication date).
Photographs of Cu-As-Sn binary and ternary metal pellets as supporting material for the article: "Experimental design of the Cu-As-Sn ternary colour diagram"
2017
Saénz-Samper, J. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2017.
Depletion gilding, innovation and life-histories: The changing colours of Nahuange metalwork
Antiquity,
v. 91
Doi: http://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.97
Murillo-Barroso, M., Martinón-Torres, M., Massieu, MDC., Socas, DM. and González, FM.,
2017.
Early metallurgy in SE Iberia. The workshop of Las Pilas (Mojácar, Almería, Spain)
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 9
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-016-0451-8
Wood, JR., Charlton, MF., Murillo-Barroso, M. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2017.
Gold parting, iridium and provenance of ancient silver: A reply to Pernicka
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 86
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2017.07.005
Benzonelli, A., Freestone, IC. and Martinón‐Torres, M.,
2017.
A Better Shade of Black: Effects of Manufacturing Parameters on the Development of Ancient Black Bronzes*
Archaeometry,
v. 59
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12299
Wood, JR., Charlton, MF., Murillo-Barroso, M. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2017.
Iridium to provenance ancient silver
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 81
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2017.03.002
Farci, C., Martinón-Torres, M. and Álvarez, DG.,
2017.
Bronze production in the Iron Age of the Iberian Peninsula: The case of El Castru, Vigaña (Asturias, NW Spain)
Journal of Archaeological Science Reports,
v. 11
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.12.009
Radivojevic, M., Pendic, J., Srejic, A., Korac, M., Davey, C., Benzonelli, A., Martinon-Torres, M., Jovanovic, N. and Kamberovic, Z.,
2017.
Experimental design of the Cu-As-Sn ternary colour diagram
Journal of Archaeological Science,
2016 (Published online)
Armada, X-L. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2016 (Published online).
The ALBIMEH Project – Atlantic Late Bronze Age Metal Hoards Compared
Archaeology International,
v. 19
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai.1908
2016
Adams, S., Martinón-Torres, M. and Webley, L.,
2016.
Diversity in iron age metalworking: A unique crucible from Westwood, Coventry
Historical Metallurgy,
v. 50
Asinelli, MG. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2016.
Copper-alloy use in a Tyrrhenian medieval town: The case of Leopoli-Cencelle (Italy)
Journal of Archaeological Science Reports,
v. 7
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.09.023
Killick, D., Miller, D., Thondhlana, TP. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2016.
Copper mining and smelting technology in the northern Lowveld, South Africa, ca. 1000 CE to ca. 1880 CE
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 75
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2016.08.011
Thondhlana, TP., Martinón-Torres, M. and Chirikure, S.,
2016.
The archaeometallurgical reconstruction of early second-millennium AD metal production activities at Shankare Hill, northern Lowveld, South Africa
Azania Archaeological Research in Africa,
v. 51
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/0067270x.2016.1173309
Li, X., Bevan, A., Martinón-Torres, M., Xia, Y. and Zhao, K.,
2016.
Marking practices and the making of the Qin Terracotta Army
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology,
v. 42
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2016.04.002
2015 (Accepted for publication)
Martinon-Torres, M., Bevan, A. and Li, XJ.,
2015 (Accepted for publication).
Mapas de distribución, estadística espacial y organización de la producción en arqueología: las armas de bronce de los guerreros de terracota de Xi'an, China
Sémata: Ciencias Sociais e Humanidades,
2015
Ting, C., Martinón-Torres, M., Graham, E. and Helmke, C.,
2015.
The production and exchange of moulded-carved ceramics and the 'Maya Collapse'
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 62
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.06.013
Torrence, R., Martinón-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2015.
Forty years and still growing: Journal of Archaeological Science looks to the future
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 56
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.03.001
Liu, S., Rehren, T., Chen, J., Xu, C., Venunan, P., Larreina-Garcia, D. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2015.
Bullion production in imperial China and its significance for sulphide ore smelting world-wide
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 55
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.12.023
Martinón-Torres, M. and Uribe-Villegas, MA.,
2015.
The prehistoric individual, connoisseurship and archaeological science: The Muisca goldwork of Colombia
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 63
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.08.014
Murillo-Barroso, M., Martinón-Torres, M., Sanjuán, LG., Wheatley, D., Ortiz, MAH., González, MF. and Arnedo, MJH.,
2015.
New objects in old structures. The Iron Age hoard of the Palacio III megalithic funerary complex (Almadén de la Plata, Seville, Spain)
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 57
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.03.013
Ma, S., Martinón-Torres, M. and Li, Z.,
2015.
Identification of beeswax excavated from the Han Period Mausoleum M1 of the King of Jiangdu, Jiangsu, China
Journal of Archaeological Science Reports,
v. 4
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.10.023
Martinón-Torres, M. and Uribe-Villegas, MA.,
2015.
Technology and Culture in the Invention of Lost-wax Casting in South America: an Archaeometric and Ethnoarchaeological Perspective
Cambridge Archaeological Journal,
v. 25
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/s0959774314001164
Martinón-Torres, M., Knight, D., Tomic, S., Johnson, JA., Brock, WH., Herran, N., Maestrutti, M. and Fors, H.,
2015.
Laboratories of Art. Alchemy and Art Technology from Antiquity to the 18th Century
Ambix,
v. 62
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2015.1129853
Plaza, MT. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2015.
Metallurgical traditions under Inka rule: a technological study of metals and technical ceramics from the Aconcagua Valley, Central Chile
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 54
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.029
2014
Rojas, RV., Iglesias, LP., Rodríguez, EG., Hofman, C., Knight, VJ., Hoogland, M., Martinón-Torres, M., Weston, D., Laffoon, JE., Bayliss, A., Newsom, LA., Mickleburgh, HL., Van Duijvenbode, A., Persons, AB., Cooper, J., Rodríguez, JG. and Ramírez, JAC.,
2014.
New archaeological investigations in El Chorro de Maíta: From indigenous space to a scenario of colonial domination
Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba,
v. 4
Bevan, A., Li, X., Martinón-Torres, M., Green, S., Xia, Y., Zhao, K., Zhao, Z., Ma, S., Cao, W. and Rehren, T.,
2014.
Computer vision, archaeological classification and China's terracotta warriors
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 49
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.014
Zhou, W., Martinón-Torres, M., Chen, J. and Li, Y.,
2014.
Not so efficient, but still distilled: the technology of Qing Dynasty zinc production at Dafengmen, Chongqing, southwest China
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 43
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.01.009
Li, XJ., Bevan, A., Martinón-Torres, M., Rehren, T., Cao, W., Xia, Y. and Zhao, K.,
2014.
Crossbows and imperial craft organisation: the bronze triggers of China's Terracotta Army
Antiquity,
v. 88
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00050262
Martinón-Torres, M., Li, XJ., Bevan, A., Xia, Y., Zhao, K. and Rehren, T.,
2014.
Forty Thousand Arms for a Single Emperor: From Chemical Data to the Labor Organization Behind the Bronze Arrows of the Terracotta Army
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory,
v. 21
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-012-9158-z
Martinon-Torres, M., Ladra, L. and Armada, XL.,
2014.
Ourivería galaica no Museo das Mariñas: a Colección Seoane
Anuario Brigantino,
v. 37
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2014.
Foreword
UCL Qatar Series in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage,
v. 1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5339/uclq.2014.cas.ch.foreword
2013 (Published online)
Cockrell, B., Martinón-Torres, M. and Graham, E.,
2013 (Published online).
Negotiating a colonial Maya identity: metal ornaments from Tipu, Belize
Open Journal of Archaeometry,
v. 1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.4081/arc.2013.e24
2013
Rehren, T., Belgya, T., Jambon, A., Káli, G., Kasztovszky, Z., Kis, Z., Kovács, I., Maróti, B., Martinón-Torres, M., Miniaci, G., Pigott, VC., Radivojević, M., Rosta, L., Szentmiklósi, L. and Szőkefalvi-Nagy, Z.,
2013.
5,000 years old Egyptian iron beads made from hammered meteoritic iron
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 40
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.06.002
Biggs, L., Bellina, B., Martinón-Torres, M. and Pryce, TO.,
2013.
Prehistoric iron production technologies in the Upper Thai-Malay Peninsula: metallography and slag inclusion analyses of iron artefacts from Khao Sam Kaeo and Phu Khao Thong
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 5
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-012-0115-2
2012 (Published online)
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2012 (Published online).
The Archaeology of Alchemy and Chemistry in the Early Modern World: An Afterthought
Archaeology International,
v. 15
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai.1508
2012
Zhou, W., Martinón-Torres, M., Chen, J., Liu, H. and Li, Y.,
2012.
Distilling zinc for the Ming Dynasty: the technology of large scale zinc production in Fengdu, southwest China
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 39
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.10.021
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2012.
Inside Solomon's house: an archaeological study of the Old Ashmolean chymical laboratory in Oxford.
Ambix,
v. 59
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1179/174582312X13296104891436
Villegas, MAU. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2012.
Composition, colour and context in Muisca votive metalwork (Colombia, AD 600–1800)
Antiquity,
v. 86
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00047918
Villegas, MAU. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2012.
Typology, technology, composition and context of Muisca metalwork (Colombia, AD 600-1800): a database
Journal of Open Archaeology Data,
v. 1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/4f60dd6baa298
Murillo-Barroso, M. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2012.
Amber Sources and Trade in the Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
European Journal of Archaeology,
v. 15
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1179/1461957112y.0000000009
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2012.
Is that stone genuine?
Metascience,
v. 21
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11016-011-9577-6
Charlton, MF., Blakelock, E., Martinón-Torres, M. and Young, T.,
2012.
Investigating the production provenance of iron artifacts with multivariate methods
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 39
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.02.037
Martinón-Torres, M., Rojas, RV., Samper, JS. and Guerra, MF.,
2012.
Metallic encounters in Cuba: The technology, exchange and meaning of metals before and after Columbus
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology,
v. 31
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2012.03.006
2011 (Published online)
Martinón-Torres, M., Li, XJ., Bevan, A., Xia, Y., Kun, Z. and Rehren, T.,
2011 (Published online).
Making Weapons for the Terracotta Army
Archaeology International,
v. 13
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai.1316
2011
Martinón-Torres, M. and Ladra, L.,
2011.
Orígenes del dorado por amalgama: aportaciones desde la orfebrería protohistórica del noroeste de la Península Ibérica
Trabajos de Prehistoria,
v. 68
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2011.11066
Li, XJ., Martinón-Torres, M., Meeks, ND., Xia, Y. and Zhao, K.,
2011.
Inscriptions, filing, grinding and polishing marks on the bronze weapons from the Qin Terracotta Army in China
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 38
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2010.09.012
PRYCE, TO., POLLARD, M., MARTINÓN‐TORRES, M., PIGOTT, VC. and PERNICKA, E.,
2011.
SOUTHEAST ASIA'S FIRST ISOTOPICALLY DEFINED PREHISTORIC COPPER PRODUCTION SYSTEM: WHEN DID EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY BEGIN IN THE KHAO WONG PRACHAN VALLEY OF CENTRAL THAILAND?
Archaeometry,
v. 53
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00527.x
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2011.
Review of: Howard J. Ehrlichman: Conquest, tribute and trade: The quest for precious metals and the birth of globalization
Historical metallurgy,
v. 45
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2011.
Some recent developments in the historiography of alchemy.
Ambix,
v. 58
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1179/174582311X13129418299063
Martinon-Torres, M., Li, XJ., Bevan, T., Rehren, T., Xia, Y. and Zhao, K.,
2011.
Standardisation and labour organisation in the bronze triggers of the Qin Terracotta Army [in Chinese]
Qin Shihuanglin Bowuyuan Yuankan,
2010
Martinon-Torres, M., Kearns, T. and Rehren, T.,
2010.
Metal to mould: alloy identification in experimental casting moulds using XRF
Historical metallurgy,
v. 44
Chaplin, TD., Clark, RJH. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2010.
A combined Raman microscopy, XRF and SEM–EDX study of three valuable objects – A large painted leather screen and two illuminated title pages in 17th century books of ordinances of the Worshipful Company of Barbers, London
Journal of Molecular Structure,
v. 976
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.03.042
Fenn, TR.,
2010.
Archaeology, History & Science: Integrating Approaches to Ancient Materials . Marcos Martinón-Torres , Thilo Rehren
Journal of Anthropological Research,
v. 66
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1086/jar.66.4.20798877
Pryce, TO., Pigott, VC., Martinón-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2010.
Prehistoric copper production and technological reproduction in the Khao Wong Prachan Valley of Central Thailand
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,
v. 2
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-010-0043-y
Murillo-Barroso, M., Pryce, TO., Bellina, B. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2010.
Khao Sam Kaeo – an archaeometallurgical crossroads for trans-asiatic technological traditions
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 37
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2010.01.036
2009
Rastrelli, A., Miccio, M., Troalen, LG., Martinón-Torres, M., Guerra, MF., Siano, S., Sumbera, A. and Vitobello, ML.,
2009.
Modern and ancient gold jewellery attributed to the Etruscans: a science-based study
ArchéoSciences,
v. 33
Doi: http://doi.org/10.4000/archeosciences.2449
MacDonald, KC., Vernet, R., Martinón-Torres, M. and Fuller, DQ.,
2009.
Dhar Néma: from early agriculture to metallurgy in southeastern Mauritania
Azania Archaeological Research in Africa,
v. 44
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00671990902811330
Martinon-Torres, M. and Ladra, L.,
2009.
Variacions tecnoloxicas e preferencias culturais: estudo analitico dos ouros do Castro de Viladonga
Croa: Boletin da Asociacion de Amigos do Castro de Viladonga,
Humphris, J., Martinón-Torres, M., Rehren, T. and Reid, A.,
2009.
Variability in single smelting episodes - a pilot study using iron slag from Uganda
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 36
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.09.020
Blakelock, E., Martinón-Torres, M., Veldhuijzen, HA. and Young, T.,
2009.
Slag inclusions in iron objects and the quest for provenance: an experiment and a case study
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 36
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.03.032
MARTINÓN‐TORRES, M. and REHREN, T.,
2009.
POST‐MEDIEVAL CRUCIBLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION: A STUDY OF MATERIALS AND MATERIALITIES*
Archaeometry,
v. 51
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00380.x
2009.
Errata
Azania Archaeological Research in Africa,
v. 44
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00672700903112896
Iles, L. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2009.
Pastoralist iron production on the Laikipia Plateau, Kenya: wider implications for archaeometallurgical studies
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 36
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.023
Thondhlana, TP. and Martinón-Torres, M.,
2009.
Small Size, High Value: Composition and Manufacture of Second Millennium AD Copper-Based Beads from Northern Zimbabwe
Journal of African Archaeology,
v. 7
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3213/1612-1651-10119
2008
Martinón-Torres, M., Thomas, N., Rehren, T. and Mongiatti, A.,
2008.
Some problems and potentials of the study of cupellation remains: the case of post-medieval Montbéliard, France
ArchéoSciences,
v. 32
Doi: http://doi.org/10.4000/archeosciences.948
Martinon-Torres, M. and Verrocchio, V.,
2008.
Triangular crucibles from the Convent of San Domenico in L'Aquila
Archeologia Postmedievale,
v. 12
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2008.
Los orígenes alquímicos de la química moderna: una perspectiva arqueológica
Anales de Quimica,
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2008.
El secreto de los crisoles de Hesse
Investigacion y Ciencia,
Martinón‐Torres, M., Freestone, IC., Hunt, A. and Rehren, T.,
2008.
Mass‐Produced Mullite Crucibles in Medieval Europe: Manufacture and Material Properties
Journal of the American Ceramic Society,
v. 91
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02383.x
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2008.
¿Hay futuro para la arqueometría ibérica? / Is there a future for Iberian archaeometry? El VII Congreso Ibérico de Arqueometría (Madrid, 8-10 octubre 2007)
Trabajos de Prehistoria,
v. 65
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2008.v65.i2
2007
Martinon-Torres, M., Valcarcel Rojas, R., Cooper, J. and Rehren, T.,
2007.
Oro, guanines y latón. Metales en contextos aborígenes de Cuba
El Caribe Arqueológico,
v. 10
Martinón-Torres, M., Rojas, RV., Cooper, J. and Rehren, T.,
2007.
Metals, microanalysis and meaning: a study of metal objects excavated from the indigenous cemetery of El Chorro de Maíta, Cuba
Journal of Archaeological Science,
v. 34
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2006.04.013
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2007.
Trials and errors in search of mineral wealth: metallurgical experiments in early colonial Jamestown
Rittenhouse: The Journal of the American Scientific Instrument Enterprise,
v. 21
2006 (Published online)
Martinón-Torres, M., Cooper, J., Rojas, RV. and Rehren, T.,
2006 (Published online).
Diversifying the picture: indigenous responses to European arrival in Cuba
Archaeology International,
v. 10
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai.1008
2006
Martinon-Torres, M., Thomas, N., Rehren, T. and Goy, C.,
2006.
La fouille archéologique du quartier Velotte à Montbéliard: nouvelles données sur des opérations de chimie oubliées
Bulletin de la Société d’émulation de Montbéliard,
v. 155
Martinón-Torres, M., Rehren, T. and Freestone, IC.,
2006.
Mullite and the mystery of Hessian wares.
Nature,
v. 444
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1038/444437a
2005
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2005.
Alchemy, chemistry and metallurgy in Renaissance Europe: a wider context for fire-assay remains
Historical Metallurgy,
v. 39
2004 (Published online)
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2004 (Published online).
“34th International Symposium on Archaeometry: Archaeometallurgy”, Zaragoza, Spain, 3rd-7th May 2004
Papers from the Institute of Archaeology,
v. 15
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/pia.218
2004
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2004.
Xaquin Lorenzo "Xocas", E a min, ¿que?
Revista 43N8W,
v. 8
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2004.
El Padre Sarmiento y el megalitismo gallego
Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos,
v. 51
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3989/ceg.2004.v51.i117.118
2003 (Published online)
Martinon-Torres, M., Rehren, T. and von Osten, S.,
2003 (Published online).
A 16th century lab in a 21st century lab: archaeometric study of the laboratory equipment from Oberstockstall (Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria)
Antiquity: a quarterly review of archaeology,
v. 77
2003
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2003.
Química en arqueología y la arqueología de la química: el ensayo
Gallaecia,
v. 22
2002 (Published online)
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2002 (Published online).
Holtorf, Cornelius J. 2000-2. Monumental Past: The Life-histories of Megalithic Monuments in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany)
Papers from the Institute of Archaeology,
v. 13
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/223
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2002 (Published online).
Holtorf, Cornelius J. 2000-2. Monumental Past: The Life-histories of Megalithic Monuments in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany)
Papers from the Institute of Archaeology,
v. 13
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/pia.171
2002
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2002.
Defying God and the king: A 17th-century gold rush for ‘megalithic treasure’
Public Archaeology,
v. 2
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1179/pua.2002.2.4.219
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2002.
Defying God and the king: A 17th-century gold rush for ‘megalithic treasure’
Public Archaeology,
v. 2
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1179/146551802793156854
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2002.
Chaîne opératoire: the concept and its applications within the study of technology
Gallaecia,
v. 21
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2002.
Agricola and Zwickau: theory and practice of Renaissance brass production in SE Germany
Historical metallurgy,
v. 36
2001
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2001.
Los megalitos de término. Crónica del valor territorial de los monumentos megalíticos a partir de las fuentes escritas
Trabajos de Prehistoria,
v. 58
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i1.235
2000
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2000.
Murguía e a arqueoloxía galega
Boletín da Real Academia Galega,
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2000.
Análsis del 'Megalitismo Céltico' en la Galicia del siglo XIX
Gallaecia,
2024 (No publication date)
Vieri, J.,
2024 (No publication date).
Bayesian regional models of gold and copper alloys from pre-Hispanic Colombia
2023 (No publication date)
Montes Landa, J.,
2023 (No publication date).
Understanding the selection and co-existence of tin bronze alloying techniques in Antiquity. An experimental and archaeological approach with Northeast Iberia as case study (2800-200BC).
2024
Blakelock, E., Stos-Gale, Z. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2024.
Non-Ferrous Metalworking
2023 (Published online)
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2023 (Published online).
The Study of Archaeological Materials: Challenges and Future Direction
2023
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2023.
Making and Using Metals: Contributions from Archaeological Science
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/9781119592112.ch46
Martinón‐Torres, M.,
2023.
Making and Using Metals
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/9781119592112.ch46
Martinon-Torres, M., Xi, L., Bevan, A. and Rehren, T.,
2023.
Arqueología, Ciencia y el Complejo Funerario del Primer Emperador de China.
Georgakopoulou, M. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2023.
Portable XRF as a guiding tool for sampling in archaeometallurgy
Guerra, MF., Troalen, L., Martinon-Torres, M., Lemasson, Q., Moignard, B., Pacheco, C., Pichon, L., Radtke, M., Reinholz, U., MacDonald, L., Hess, M. and Tissot, I.,
2023.
Analytical approaches to Egyptian goldwork.
Guerra, MF., Grajetzki, W., Martinon-Torres, M., Quirke, S. and Meeks, N.,
2023.
The early jewellery.
Doi: http://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.99682
Guerra, MF., Troalen, L., Tate, J., La Niece, S., Miniaci, G., Hacke, M., Pagès-Camagna, S., Martinon-Torres, M. and Quirke, S.,
2023.
Second Intermediate Period jewellery.
Doi: http://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.99684
2022
Benzonelli, A., Legarra Herrero, B. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2022.
Technological and chemical analyses of the gold items of the Sissi Project (2011-2019)
2021
Uribe Villegas, MA. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2021.
Los orfebres, las ofrendas y el oro entre los Muiscas. Resultados de una investigación arqueometalúrgica en las figuras votivas de metal
Uribe Villegas, MA., Martinon-Torres, M. and Quintero Guzman, JP.,
2021.
The Muisca Raft: Context, Materiality and Technology
2020 (No publication date)
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2020 (No publication date).
Ore and Smelting Slag
2020
Adlington, LW., Freestone, IC., Seliger, L., Martinon-Torres, M., Brock, F. and Shortland, A.,
2020.
In situ methodology for compositional grouping of medieval stained glass windows: introducing the ‘WindowLyzer’ for handheld X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, in Orna
2018
Martinon-Torres, M. and Dikomitou-Eliadou, M.,
2018.
Portable X-ray fluorescence analysis of Early and Middle Bronze Age ceramics from the necropolis at Lapithos Vrysi tou Barba. Results of the first analytical campaign
v. CXLVIII
2017
Martinon-Torres, M., Chirikure, S., Thondhlana, TP. and Rehren, T.,
2017.
The Mutapa and the Portuguese: archaeometallurgy and regional interaction in southern Africa
Doi: http://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvh9vz54.13
2015 (Published online)
Martinon-Torres, M. and Killick, DJ.,
2015 (Published online).
Archaeological theories and archaeological sciences
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199567942.013.004
2015
Martinon-Torres, M., Murillo-Barroso, M., Pryce, TO. and Bellina, B.,
2015.
Khao Sam Kaeo: an archaeometallurgical crossroads for Trans-Asiatic technological traditions
2014 (Published online)
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2014 (Published online).
The Cargo
v. II
Martinon-Torres, M., Xia, Y., Li, XJ., Rehren, T. and Zhao, K.,
2014 (Published online).
秦俑坑出土铜镞铤的金相及电镜能谱初步分析 (An initial analysis of the arrow tangs and swords from the Qin Terracotta Army)
Martinon-Torres, M., Xia, Y., Li, XJ., Zhao, K. and Rehren, T.,
2014 (Published online).
打描电镜下的青铜兵器铭文及加工痕迹 (Inscriptions and other tool marks on the bronze weapons observed under the Scanning Electron Microscope)
Martinon-Torres, M., Bevan, A. and Li, XJ.,
2014 (Published online).
冶金及手工业生产的空间统计学分析 (A quantitative spatial analysis of metallurgical and other craft activities)
Martinon-Torres, M., Li, XJ., Bevan, A., Xia, Y., Zhao, K. and Rehren, T.,
2014 (Published online).
为秦始皇打造兵器:秦俑坑兵器的冶金考古学分析 (Making weapons for the First Emperor: an archaeometallurgical analysis of bronze weapons from the Terracotta Army)
Martinon-Torres, M., Ting, C. and Graham, E.,
2014 (Published online).
Molding the 'Collapse': technological analysis of Terminal Classic molded-carved vases from Altun Ha, Belize
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5339/uclq.2014.cas.ch6
2014
Martinón-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2014.
Technical Ceramics
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9017-3_6
2013
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rojas, RV.,
2013.
Metals in the indigenous societies of the Caribbean
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195392302.013.0145
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2013.
Metals and indigenous societies in the Caribbean islands
2012 (Published online)
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2012 (Published online).
Analytical study of the iron slag from the Novgorod hinterland
Doi: http://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvh1dqcg.20
2012
Martinon-Torres, M., Li, XJ., Meeks, ND. and Xia, Y.,
2012.
SEM imaging of toolmarks on Qin bronze weapons using silicone rubber impressions
Martinon-Torres, M. and Dikomitou, M.,
2012.
Fabricating an island-wide tradition. Red Polished pottery from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus
Martinon-Torres, M. and Saenz Samper, J.,
2012.
El oro en America
v. 187
2011 (Published online)
Holmqvist, V. and Martinon-Torres, M.,
2011 (Published online).
Many potters - one style: pottery production and distribution in transitional Late Byzantine-early Islamic Palestina Tertia
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14678-7_10
2011
Martinon-Torres, M. and Saenz Samper, J.,
2011.
Gold in Amerika
2010
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2010.
Of marks, prints, pots and becherovka: freemasons' branding in early modern Europe?
Martinon-Torres, M., Valcárcel Rojas, R. and Cooper, J.,
2010.
Turey treasure in the Caribbean: Brass and Indo-Hispanic contact at El Chorro de Maita, Cuba
2009
Martinon-Torres, M., Thomas, N., Rehren, T. and Mongiatti, A.,
2009.
Identifying materials, recipes and choices: some suggestions for the study of archaeological cupels
Martinon-Torres, M., Hudgins, CC. and Rehren, T.,
2009.
From the mines to the colonies: archaeological evidence for the exchange and metallurgical usage of English copper in early seventeenth-century Ireland and Virginia
Martinon-Torres, M., Mongiatti, A. and Rehren, T.,
2009.
Testing ores for gold and silver in Renaissance Austria: new techniques, new discoveries
Martinon-Torres, M., Mongiatti, A., Rehren, T. and Cech, B.,
2009.
Smelting of gold and silver ores in Renaissance Austria
2008
Cooper, J., Martinón-Torres, M. and Rojas, RV.,
2008.
American gold and European brass: Metal objects and indigenous values in the cemetery of el chorro de maíta' Cuba
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2008.
Why should archaeologists take history and science seriously?
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2008.
Metallurgy: Europe
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2008.
El megalito ha muerto.¡Larga vida al megalito!
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2008.
Naturam ars imitata: European Brassmaking between Craft and Science
2007
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2007.
Mining in Europe
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2007.
The Tools of the Chymist: Archaeological and Scientific Analyses of Early Modern Laboratories
2006
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2006.
The 'mystery' of the post-medieval triangular crucibles reconsidered - a global perspective
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2006.
On the life-histories of megaliths in Northwest Iberia
2005
Martinon-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2005.
Ceramic materials in fire assay practices: a case study of 16th century laboratory equipment
2000
Martinon-Torres, M.,
2000.
Murguia visto por Marcos Martinon-Torres
Martinon-Torres, M., Rodriguez, M. and Casal, AA.,
2000.
Aspectos historiograficos del megalitismo gallego: de la documentacion medieval al siglo XIX
2023
2023.
El Legado de las Dinastías Qin y Han. Los Guerreros de Xi’an.
Guerra, MF., Martinón-Torres, M. and Quirke, S.,
2023.
Ancient Egyptian Gold Archaeology and Science in Jewellery (3500-1000 BC)
2016 (Published online)
2016 (Published online).
Archaeology, History and Science, Integrating Approaches to Ancient Materials
Doi: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315433578
2016
Martinón-Torres, M. and Rehren, T.,
2016.
Preface
2015
2015.
Scoping the Future of Archaeological Science: Papers in Honour of Richard Klein
v. 56
2014
2014.
Craft and science: International perspectives on archaeological ceramics
v. 1
2013
Martinon-Torres, M., Uribe, MA., Londono, E., Quintero, JP. and Morales, J.,
2013.
Historias de ofrendas muiscas / Stories of muisca offerings (exhibition catalogue)
2004
Martinón-Torres, M.,
2004.
Xaquín Lorenzo "Xocas" confesións e lembranzas para mozos de onte e hoxe
2001
2001.
Os monumentos megalíticos despois do megalitismo arqueoloxía e historia dos megalitos galegos a través das fontes escritas (s.VI-s.XIX)
2019 (No publication date)
Martinon-Torres, M. and Uribe Villegas, MA.,
2019 (No publication date).
Data "Typology, technology, composition and context of Muisca metalwork (Colombia, AD 600-1800): a database"
Teaching and Supervisions
I currently supervise research students and postdoctoral fellows on a range of topics related to the above interests, enrolled at the University of Cambridge. I am interested in supervising students who wish to study for an MPhil or a PhD on related subjects, and happy to discuss new departures.
Current postdoctoral research fellows
- Catherine (Kate) Klesner (funded by REVERSEACTION project)
- Agnese Benzonelli (funded by REVERSEACTION project)
- Anne Kwaspen (funded by REVERSEACTION project)
- Jasmine Vieri (funded by REVERSEACTION project)
- Qin-Qin Lu (funded by MSCA)
- Julia Montes-Landa (funded by Small Performances project)
- Emily Watt (funded by Small Performances project)
Past postdoctoral research fellows
- Yi Bao (Fudan University, Shanghai, China)
- Ema Bauzyte, 2019-2021 (funded by Fitzwilliam Museum's Being an Islander Project)
- Marc Gener-Moret, 2018-2021 (funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions)
- Pau Sureda, 2018-2020 (funded by Government of Galicia, Spain)
- Kunlong Chen, 2017-2019 (funded by Newton Fellowship)
- Eleanor Blakelock, 2017-2019 (funded by Leverhulme Trust)
- Xose-Lois Armada, 2014-2016
- Mike Charlton, 2014-2016 (funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions)
- Mercedes Murillo-Barroso, 2014-2016 (funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions)
Current students:
- Mark Davis (UK): Brass vs bronze: Continuity and change from Late Antiquity to the early Islamic period in the Persian Gulf and adjacent regions, funded by AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership with the British Museum
- Elizabeth La Duc (US): Coal Usage in Romano-British Ferrous Metallurgy: Identification and Interpretation, funded by the Cambridge Trust
- Laura Arcidiacono UCL (IT): Development of a neutron technique for the non-destructive and non-invasive analysis of archaeological gold artefacts (first supervisor), funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Caterina Zaggia (IT): Redefining Egyptian 'pastes': development of a new analytical protocol for the examination of Egyptian coffin sets from the Third Intermediate Period in Thebes (first supervisor), funded by PlaCe ITN project
- Ismael Rodriguez Palomo (SP): Challenges, approaches and insights in Palaeoproteomics analysis in ceramics (advisor), funded by PlaCe ITN project
Past Students
- Saltanat Amir (KZ), 2024: Goldsmithing technologies, organic materials and funerary rituals in the Saka societies of the Eurasian Steppe Region during the Iron Age (c. 900 – 100 BCE), funded by Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholarships
- Julia Montes-Landa (SP), 2023: Evolution, co-existence and adaptation of bronze-making recipes in Prehistory: a case study from North-Eastern Iberia (first supervisor), funded by AHRC and Cambridge Trust Vice Chancellor’s Award
- Yi-Ting Hsu (TW), 2023: Fire assay, cupellation, and the spread of technical knowlede in Early Modern Europe (first supervisor), funded by Taiwan-Cambridge Scholarship
- Jasmine Vieri (FI), 2023: Bayesian regional models of gold and copper alloys from pre-Hispanic Colombia (first supervisor), funded by AHRC
- Ole Nordland (NO), 2021: Iron making in Viking Age Scandinavia (c. AD 750-1000): Political power, knowledge transmission and technological changes (first supervisor), funded by AHRC
- Yaxiong Liu (CN), 2021: Iron and the Rise of the Qin Empire: An Exploration of the Iron Industry and its Social Impact during the Warring States Period (joint first supervisor), funded by Chinese Scholarship Council
- Umberto Veronesi (IT), 2020: The Alchemy of Early Modern Glass (first supervisor), funded by AHRC
- Agnese Benzonelli (IT), 2019: Validation of analytical methods for non-invasive characterization of natural and artificial patinas (second supervisor), funded by Tylecote Scholarship
- Laura Ware Adlington (US), 2018: Investigation of technology, production and deterioration of medieval stained glass using handheld pXRF (second supervisor), funded by UCL Graduate Scholarship
- Maria Teresa Plaza Calonge (CL), 2018: Gold technology and the Tiwanaku empire in San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile, during the Middle Horizon (AD 400-1000) (first supervisor), funded by Chilean government
- Jonathan Wood (GB), 2018: The transmission of silver and silver extraction technology across the Mediterranean by the Phoenicians in the 8th and 7th centuries BCE: A precursor for the Classical Age (first supervisor), funded by AHRC
- David Larreina-García (SP), 2017: Copper and bloomery iron smelting in Central China: Technological traditions in the Daye County (Hubei) (first supervisor), funded by Impact Scholarship
- Rahil Alipour (IR), 2017: Persian crucible steel production in Central Iran (AD 802-1431) (joint first supervisor), funded by UCL Qatar
- Miguel Carrero (SP), 2017: The megalithic phenomenon in Galicia: Contributions of GIS and spatial statistics to the study of location patterns (second supervisor), funded by Spanish Government Research Scholarship.
- Pira Venunan (TH), 2016: An archaeometallurgical study of iron production in Ban Kruat, lower Northeast Thailand: technology and social development from the Iron Age (500BC-AD500) to the Imperial Angkorian Khmer (AD802-1431) (first supervisor), funded by Thai Royal Family Scholarship
- Mainardo Asinelli (IT), 2016: Manufacture and use of copper and copper-alloy artefacts in medieval Tuscia (first supervisor), funded by European Union ITN
- Siran Liu (CN), 2015: Gold and silver production in Imperial China. Technological choices in their socio-economic and environmental settings (second supervisor), funded by Sino-British Fellowship Trust
- Ruth Fillery-Travis (UK), 2015: Iron production in the Western Roman Empire: A diachronic study of technology and society based on two archaeological sites (first supervisor), funded by AHRC
- Carmen Ting (HK), 2013: Change, continuity, and the Maya Collapse: Reconstructing the ceramic economy in the Eastern Maya Lowlands during the Classic to Postclassic Transition (joint first supervisor), funded by UCL Graduate Scholarship
- Thomas Thondhlana (ZB), 2012: Pre-colonial copper production in the Northern Lowveld, South Africa, c. AD 700-1900 (first supervisor), funded by EPSRC and Xstrata
- Maria Dikomitou (CY), 2012: Ceramic production, distribution and social interaction. An analytical approach to the study of Early and Middle Bronze Age pottery from Cyprus (second supervisor), funded by Leventis Foundation, Cyprus
- Roseleen Bains (CA), 2012: The social significance of stone bead technology in Neolithic Catalhoyuk, Turkey (second supervisor)
- Xiuzhen Janice Li (CN), 2012: Standardisation, labour organisation and the bronze weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors (joint first supervisor), funded by Kwok Foundation, Hong Kong
- Wenli Zhou (CN), 2012: Distilling zinc in China: The technology of large-scale zinc production in Chongqing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (AD 1368-1911) (first supervisor), funded by Kwok Foundation, Hong Kong
- Louise Iles (UK), 2011: Technology, society and tradition: reconstructing the iron industries of Bunyoro-Kitara (second supervisor), funded by AHRC
- Jane Humphris (UK), 2010: An archaeometallurgical investigation of iron smelting traditions in Southern Rwanda (second supervisor), funded by AHRC
- Virpi Holmqvist (FI), 2010: Ceramics in transition: a comparative analytical study of late Byzantine-early Islamic pottery from Palaestina Tertia (joint first supervisor), funded by Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation, Finland
- Aude Mongiatti (FR), 2009: Assaying and smelting noble metals in sixteenth-century Austria: a comparative analytical study (2009, joint first supervisor), funded by EU Marie Curie EST
- Oliver Pryce (UK), 2009: Copper production and technological reproduction in the Khao Wong Prachan of central Thailand (2009, second supervisor), funded by Tylecote Grant
Other Professional Activities
- Co-Chair of the International Scientific Advisory Board, Institute for Heritage Sciences (Incipit), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
- Scientific Advisory Board Member, Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Member of Fitch Laboratory Subcommittee, British School in Athens
- Expert Panel Member, Icelandic Research Fund
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Archaeological Science
- Trustee, Institute for Archaeometallurgical Studies
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
- Editorial Board: Tel Aviv (2020), Pyrenae: Journal of Western Mediterranean Prehistory and Antiquity, Historical Metallurgy (2015), Journal of Archaeological Science (2013), Materialidades: Perspectivas actuales en cultura material, Pyrenae: Journal of Western Mediterranean Prehistory and Antiquity (2012)