J 2022

Archaeometric perspective on the emergence of brass north of the Alps around the turn of the Era

BURSÁK, Daniel, Alžběta DANIELISOVÁ, Tomáš MAGNA, Petr PAJDLA, Jitka MÍKOVÁ et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Archaeometric perspective on the emergence of brass north of the Alps around the turn of the Era

Autoři

BURSÁK, Daniel (203 Česká republika), Alžběta DANIELISOVÁ (203 Česká republika), Tomáš MAGNA (203 Česká republika), Petr PAJDLA (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Jitka MÍKOVÁ (203 Česká republika), Zuzana RODOVSKÁ (203 Česká republika), Ladislav STRNAD (203 Česká republika) a Jakub TRUBAČ (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

Nature Scientific Reports, London, NATURE RESEARCH, 2022, 2045-2322

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60102 Archaeology

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 4.600

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00130013

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

UT WoS

000741645800071

Klíčová slova anglicky

Roman Coins; Archaeometry; Brass

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 7. 3. 2024 15:26, Mgr. Zuzana Matulíková

Anotace

V originále

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 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.