Nové nálezy medených sekeromlatov typu Pločnik, Szendrő, Handlová a Siria zo Slovenska

• Authors: Farkaš Zdeněk , Ritterová Barbara

Title variants

EN

New finds of Pločnik, Szendrő, Handlová and Şiria type copper hammer-axes in Slovakia

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The contribution describes four rare finds of early Copper Age copper hammer-axes of Pločnik, Szendrő, Handlová and Şiria types, which it evaluates in a broader theoretical context. All originate in the western half of Slovakia and relate to the Epilengyel-Cultural circuit, represented by the Ludanice group, and the adjoining Bajč-Retz group. XRF analysis showed that they were cast from metal with high copper content (>99%) with trace amounts of Sb and Bi. While the presence of silver is usually considered as one of the characteristic features of copper of Slovak provenance, and arsenic is characteristic of Handlová type copper specifically, the presence of neither of these elements has been documented.

Keywords

EN

Slovakia; Copper Age; Hammer-Axe; Pločnik; Szendrő; Handlová; Şiria; XRF Analysis

• Publisher: Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum
• Journal: Zborník Slovenského národného múzea Archeológia
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 118
• Pages: 21-55

Contributors

author

Farkaš Zdeněk

• Slovenské národné múzeum – Archeologické múzeum, Žižkova 12, P. O. BOX 13, 810 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

author

Ritterová Barbara

Identifiers

DOI

10.55015/FFLA9750