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Petrographic and Mineralogical Characterisation of Raw Materials from Quernstone Extraction

PROČKA, Karel; Michal HLAVICA; Petr GADAS a Antonín PŘICHYSTAL

Základní údaje

Originální název

Petrographic and Mineralogical Characterisation of Raw Materials from Quernstone Extraction

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Vydání

Archaeometric Talks, 2025

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

10505 Geology

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

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není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Ne

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Quernstones; Early Middle Ages; Mining; Mica Schist; SEM-EDS

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam
Změněno: 24. 11. 2025 10:46, prof. RNDr. Antonín Přichystal, DSc.

Anotace

V originále

Recent archaeological evidence of early medieval rock exploitation from outcrops along the Oslava River near the present-day village of Čučice indicates that local raw materials of varying composition and quality were used in quernstone production. This variability, however, complicates efforts to trace Čučice’s products within assemblages from early medieval settlement sites. The case of Čučice demonstrates that, in order to reliably reconstruct quern production and distribution networks in early medieval Moravia and beyond, more detailed sampling of source sites, archaeometric analysis, and improved data accessibility are essential. As the first area with such spatially extensive evidence of raw material exploitation in Moravia, Čučice offers a valuable opportunity to standardise methodologies applicable to other sites in the Moravian‑Silesian mica schist belt and beyond. In this talk, we present our approach to mapping and sampling the mining areas, along with initial results of SEM-EDS analyses that reveal the characteristics of local raw material sources. We also highlight several other potential mica schist source areas that will be investigated using a similar methodology.