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Early medieval iron bloomery centre at Zamárdi (Hungary)

Complex archaeometrical examinations of the slags

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ID20377296
AuthorsBéla Török (0000-0002-5465-9789, University of Miskolc), Zsolt Gallina (0000-0002-9088-9039), Árpád Kovács (0009-0003-7347-4549, University of Miskolc), Ferenc Kristály (0000-0002-0075-5994, University of Miskolc)
Year2018
Volume70
Issue3
Publication date2018-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArcheologické rozhledy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0323-1267 • E-ISSN: 2570-9151
PublisherInstitute of Archaeology of the CAS - Prague, v.v.i (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.35686/ar.2018.21
OpenAlexW4313360414
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Archaeological excavations at Zamárdi (Hungary) revealed one of the largest early medieval iron smelting centres in Central Europe with about a hundred ore-roasting pits, twenty bloomery furnaces, reheating furnaces and a forge. In addition, a related Avar settlement dating from the 7th to 9th centuries was also unearthed, with remains of carriage roads, about twenty houses with stone furnaces and a number of open-air furnaces. The bloomery remains fit into the series of furnaces of the 7th and 8th centuries foundpreviously on other sites in former Pannonia. As a part of a complex research project, more than a hundred slag samples from Zamárdi were examined by XRF, ICP, XRD and SEM-EDS. Different slag types and their metallurgical roles were identified. We concluded that the nature of archaeometallurgical sites can be confidently determined by the typological examination of several kinds of slag

Ancient history · Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Metallurgy · Roasting · Smelting · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · History · Materials Science · Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Geology

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Citations per year0.4
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Highly citedNo

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