Early copper age settlement with evidence of copper smelting metallurgy from Horná Mičiná (Central Slovakia)

• Authors: Zachar Tomáš , Bartík Juraj , Struhár Víťazoslav , Ozdín Daniel , Pašteka Roman , Nývltová Fišáková Miriam , David Wolfgang
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The presented paper shows the preliminary results of an archaeological and geophysical survey carried out in Horná Mičiná – Hájny diel (Central Slovakia). The site documents prehistoric settlement and is located outside the primarily agricultural area of the Zvolen basin. The magnetometric survey showed the existence of positive anomalies, suggesting the presence of settlement structures. The archaeological research revealed the existence of a settlement feature and a furnace pit. Elemental and mineralogical analyses witness the exploitation of local copper ores. On the basis of 14C analysis, the settlement can be dated to early Eneolithic period. Further knowledge about the settlement is provided by archaeobotanical and osteological analyses.

Keywords

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Slovakia; Early Copper Age; smelting pit; copper metallurgy; mineralogy; archaeobotany; Western Carpathians

• Publisher: Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum
• Journal: Zborník Slovenského národného múzea Archeológia
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 117
• Pages: 7-24

Contributors

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Zachar Tomáš

• Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt, Karmelitergasse 1, D–60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Bartík Juraj

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Struhár Víťazoslav

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Ozdín Daniel

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Pašteka Roman

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Nývltová Fišáková Miriam

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David Wolfgang

Identifiers

DOI

10.55015/CTQL8512