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Archaeometric perspective on the emergence of brass north of the Alps around the turn of the Era
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SYSNO ASEP 0552526 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Archaeometric perspective on the emergence of brass north of the Alps around the turn of the Era Author(s) Bursák, Daniel (ARU-G) SAI, ORCID
Danielisová, Alžběta (ARU-G) RID, SAI, ORCID
Magna, T. (CZ)
Pajdla, P. (CZ)
Míková, J. (CZ)
Rodovská, Z. (CZ)
Strnad, L. (CZ)
Trubač, J. (CZ)Number of authors 8 Article number 374 Source Title Scientific Reports. - : Nature Publishing Group - ISSN 2045-2322
Roč. 12, č. 1 (2022)Number of pages 21 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Late Iron Age ; Early Roman period ; brass ; archaeometry ; Bohemia Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OECD category Archaeology R&D Projects GA18-20096S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support ARU-G - RVO:67985912 UT WOS 000741645800071 EID SCOPUS 85123460597 DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-04044-7 Annotation Ancient brass (aurichalcum) was a valued commodity in the Antiquity, notably because of its gold-like appearance. After mastering brass fabrication using the cementation procedure in the first century BC in the Mediterranean, this material became widely used by the Romans for coins, jewellery and other artefacts. Because of its visual qualities, it is believed that since this period, brass played an important role in diplomatic and economic contacts with indigenous communities, notably Celtic and Germanic tribes north of Danube and west of Rhine. To test this hypothesis, we performed for the first time the advanced statistical multivariate analysis based on chemical composition and lead isotope systematics, coupled with informed typo-chronological categorisation, of a suite of late Iron Age and Early Roman period (first century BC – first century AD) brass and other copper-alloy artefacts from the territory of Bohemia. In order to discuss their provenance, the results were compared to known contemporary sources of material. The new results for brass artefacts from this early phase of the massive occurrence of Roman aurichalcum in the Barbarian territories point to the ore deposits in the western Mediterranean or the Massif Central area in Gaul, consistent with historical events. These new findings underscore the great economic and political importance of the new and rich mineral resources in the Transalpine Gaul acquired due to Caesar's military campaigns. Workplace Institute of Archaeology (Prague) Contact Lada Šlesingerová, slesingerova@arup.cas.cz, Tel.: 257 014 412 Year of Publishing 2023 Electronic address https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-04044-7.pdf
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