Results of Magnetic Prospection in Conection with the Archaeological Excavation Finds of Late Antique and Early Mediaeval Iron Production Sites Velike Hlebine and Dedanovice in The Podravina Region, Croatia

Autor: Mušič, Branko, Horn, Barbara, Sekelj Ivančan, Tajana
Přispěvatelé: Sekelj Ivančan, Tajana, Karavidović, Tena, Tkalčec, Tatjana, Krznar, Siniša, Belaj, Juraj
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Popis: Several sites containing a concentration of surface material with relatively high quantities of waste products from the bloomery iron production collected during archaeological field survey in the Podravina region as part of the TransFER project were subsequently investigated by magnetic prospecting. Among geophysical methods, the magnetic method is the most effective in identifying various archaeological remains of ironworks due to the high magnetic susceptibility of materials in iron production workshops, which was confirmed in the case of magnetic prospecting in relation to the results of archaeological excavations at Velike Hlebine and Dedanovice sites. The high content of strongly magnetic iron minerals in various iron production waste finds occurs during the smelting process. Other reasons for the higher magnetic susceptibility are fragments of burnt clay from the furnace construction and features such as shalow pits with burnt bottom, and all other materials that were exposed to high temperatures (other tehnical ceramics and the like). The sites of former bloomery iron production were therefore reliably identified on the basis of their magnetic properties and the results evaluated in relation to the excavated features.
Databáze: OpenAIRE