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@article{2362022,
author = {Macháček, Jiří and Eichert, Stefan and Nosek, Vojtěch and Pernicka, Ernst},
article_location = {London},
article_number = {1},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105895},
keywords = {Avars; Slavs; Early middle ages; Bronze; Belt fittings; EDXRF; Lead isotopes analysis; 3D-prototyping; Digital morphometrics},
language = {eng},
issn = {0305-4403},
journal = {Journal of Archaeological Science},
title = {Copper-alloy belt fittings and elite networking in Early Medieval Central Europe},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105895},
volume = {161},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 2362022
AU - Macháček, Jiří - Eichert, Stefan - Nosek, Vojtěch - Pernicka, Ernst
PY - 2024
TI - Copper-alloy belt fittings and elite networking in Early Medieval Central Europe
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science
VL - 161
IS - 1
SP - 1-12
EP - 1-12
PB - Academic Press
SN - 03054403
KW - Avars
KW - Slavs
KW - Early middle ages
KW - Bronze
KW - Belt fittings
KW - EDXRF
KW - Lead isotopes analysis
KW - 3D-prototyping
KW - Digital morphometrics
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105895
N2 - This paper attempts to change the traditional view of the Late Avar belt fittings, which in the 8th century AD delineated an extremely dense communication network within the Carpathian Basin and beyond, by using a groundbreaking combination of iconography, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), lead isotope analysis, digital morphometry and 3D comparative prototyping. It presents a complex analysis of bronze belt ends decorated with an exceptional scene of a snake eating a frog-like creature, discovered in the last decade in Czech Republic, Hungary and Germany. According to the iconography, this motif represents an important cosmogonic and fertility myth, known to various early medieval populations living in Central Europe. Some of these belt ends come from the same workshop and/or are derived from a common model, even though they were found in very distant regions. The study also focuses on the provenance of the raw material used in the production of Avar-style belt fittings in general. For the first time, it was possible to locate the Early Medieval source of copper in the Slovak Ore Mountains, using lead isotope analysis.
ER -
MACHÁČEK, Jiří, Stefan EICHERT, Vojtěch NOSEK and Ernst PERNICKA. Copper-alloy belt fittings and elite networking in Early Medieval Central Europe. \textit{Journal of Archaeological Science}. London: Academic Press, 2024, vol.~161, No~1, p.~1-12, 13 pp. ISSN~0305-4403. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105895.
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