Vol. 71 No. 3 (2019)
Research Article

Silver Prague: The results of analyses of early medieval archaeometallurgical finds from the Lesser Quarter

Jan Zavřel
Národní památkový ústav, úz. odb. pracoviště v Praze, Na Perštýně 12, CZ-110 00 Praha; Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Letenská 4, CZ-118 01 Praha
Jarmila Čiháková
Národní památkový ústav, úz. odb. pracoviště v Praze, Na Perštýně 12, CZ-110 00 Praha

Published 01-09-2019

Keywords

  • non-ferrous metals,
  • silver,
  • metallurgy,
  • early medieval,
  • domestic pottery,
  • potsherds
  • ...More
    Less

How to Cite

Zavřel, J., & Čiháková, J. (2019). Silver Prague: The results of analyses of early medieval archaeometallurgical finds from the Lesser Quarter. Archeologické Rozhledy, 71(3), 475–528. https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2019.20

Abstract

The work presents archaeological finds documenting the metallurgy of non-ferrous metals of early medieval age acquired during excavations in Prague’s Lesser Quarter. These in particular include melting crucibles and bowl-shaped potsherds of common ceramics used secondarily in metallurgy. Other types of finds and situations documenting work with non-ferrous metals are less frequent (touchstones, a mould, etc.). Part of the assemblage was subjected to EDS–SEM analyses. An evaluation of their results contributed to an understanding of the types of non-ferrous metals (and their alloys) acquired and processed, to a partial clarification of the methods used in their production or the testing of the quality of their ores and their intermediate metallurgical products.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.