Protohistorical sword finds from Křenov in the Svitavy region of east Bohemia

Authors

  • David Vích Regionální muzeum ve Vysokém Mýtě, Šemberova 125, CZ-566 01 Vysoké Mýto
  • Marcin Biborski Institut Archeologii Uniwersytet Jagielloński, ul. Gołębia 11, PL-31-007 Kraków
  • Mateusz Biborski Institut Archeologii Uniwersytet Jagielloński, ul. Gołębia 11, PL-31-007 Kraków
  • Jan Jílek Ústav archeologie a muzeologie, odd. klasické archeologie, Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, Arna Nováka 1, CZ-602 00 Brno; Východočeské muzeum v Pardubicích, Archeologické oddělení, Zámek 2, CZ-530 02 Pardubice https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1751-6030
  • Janusz Stępiński Akademia Górniczo Hutnicza, al. Mickiewicza 30, PL-30-059 Kraków
  • Jan Martínek Centrum dopravního výzkumu, v. v. i., Líšeňská 33a, CZ-636 00 Brno

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2018.31

Keywords:

East Bohemia, sword, Roman Iron Age, La Tène period, hoard, abandoned routes

Abstract

A metal detector survey was conducted in the immediate vicinity of defunct routes in the cadastral territory of Křenov (Svitavy district, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic) in 2010–2016. Finds included a hoard composed of an iron ploughshare and the blade of a Bell-Zemplín type sword, which can be dated to the period between the Late La Tène and the Early Roman periods. The surveys also produced a pattern-welded sword point from the Roman Iron Age. The finds are most likely related to the successful passage of a difficult section of the route at the time.

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Published

01-12-2018

How to Cite

Vích, D., Biborski, M., Biborski, M., Jílek, J., Stępiński, J., & Martínek, J. (2018). Protohistorical sword finds from Křenov in the Svitavy region of east Bohemia. Archeologické Rozhledy, 70(4), 526–553. https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2018.31

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