The archaeometallurgy of iron. Recent developments in archaeological and scientific research

0369819 - ARÚ 2012 RIV CZ eng M - Část monografie knihy
Hošek, Jiří - Meduna, Petr
Metallography of knives from the medieval village of Hrdlovka and the burial ground of Zlončice, Bohemia.
The archaeometallurgy of iron. Recent developments in archaeological and scientific research. Prague: Institute of Archaeology of the ASCR, Prague, 2011 - (Hošek, J.; Cleere, H.; Mihok, Ľ.), s. 137-152. ISBN 978-80-87365-41-0
Grant CEP: GA AV ČR IAA800020603
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z80020508
Klíčová slova: knife * metallography * Bohemia * rural settlement * rural burial ground
Kód oboru RIV: AC - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie

The chapter presents results of metallographic examination of 10th-13th century knives from the Bohemian sites of Hrdlovka and Zlončice. Within the framework of the systematization of the description of medieval (or early medieval) sites, Hrdlovka and Zlončice represent two antitheses: the first is a settlement, the second is a burial ground. Their common feature is the topography; both are part of the rural settlement system, without direct spatial links to fortified settlements. Another common feature is their 'commonness,' i.e. the sites do not differ in a number of details from comparable settlements or cemeteries of the period in Bohemia. Since both common and luxury knives have been identified at both these sites, the study clearly indicates that the standard division stronghold = ostentatious and rural site = second-rate is deficient and may be misleading.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0203796