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Re-assessment of two metallographically examined early medieval swords from Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště district), Czech Republic
- 1.0508457 - ARÚ 2020 RIV IT eng J - Journal Article
Hošek, Jiří - Košta, J. - Galuška, L.
Re-assessment of two metallographically examined early medieval swords from Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště district), Czech Republic.
UISPP Journal. Roč. 2, č. 1 (2019), s. 46-56. ISSN 2612-2782
Institutional support: RVO:67985912
Keywords : sword * Great Moravia * Staré Město * archaeometallurgy * pattern-welding
OECD category: Archaeology
Method of publishing: Open access
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9v19CR-Q4oRYm1YRUZLckFxTzg/view
In 1990s, two early medieval swords from the Great Moravian centre of Staré Město (Czech Republic) were examined metallographically in order to describe the way of their production in details. Although both swords were very carefully analysed, both of them were misinterpreted and described as non-pattern-welded items, though both of them have a pattern-welded blade. The main reason for the misinterpretation is that the metallographers in charge believed, like many others at the time, that pattern-welded composites are only those consisting of layers of steel and soft iron. A re-assessment of these weapons is the topic of this article.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0299453
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