First evidence for the forging of gold in an Early Bronze Age Site of Central Europe (2200–1800 BCE)

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dc.contributor.authorMüller, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorDelgado-Raack, Selina
dc.contributor.authorEscanilla, Nicolau
dc.contributor.authorKienle, Lorenz
dc.contributor.authorKneisel, Jutta
dc.contributor.authorCzebreszuk, Janusz
dc.contributor.authorJaeger, Mateusz
dc.contributor.authorSzmyt, Marzena
dc.contributor.authorSchürmann, Ulrich
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-12T09:13:25Z
dc.date.available2022-12-12T09:13:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-10
dc.description.abstractEvidence of gold processing in the fortified site of Bruszczewo (Poland) is the first testimony of the production of gold artefacts in a domestic Early Bronze Age site of Central Europe. This paper highlights the potential of macrolithic tool ensembles as a key element for the recognition of metallurgical work processes. Moreover, it presents an optimised methodological approach to tackle the application of stone tools in metallurgical production, based on technological characterisation, use-wear analysis, portable X-ray fluorescence, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Finally, the absence of gold sources in Central Europe raises the question about the origin of the metal, constituting an especially striking issue, as gold was a raw material of restricted access. As Bruszczewo was one of the few enclosed Early Bronze Age sites north of the Central European Mountain Range, the patterning of metal processing (including gold) sheds light on the mode of the production of metal artefacts, apparently restricted to central sites of power, which controlled the communication trails.pl
dc.description.journaltitleJournal of Archaeological Science: Reportspl
dc.description.volume47pl
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports 2023, Vol. 47, 103748.pl
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103748
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10593/27098
dc.language.isoengpl
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesspl
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/*
dc.subjectBronze Age Goldworkingpl
dc.subjectBronze Age archaeologypl
dc.subjectPrehistoric technologypl
dc.subjectBronze Age metalworkingpl
dc.titleFirst evidence for the forging of gold in an Early Bronze Age Site of Central Europe (2200–1800 BCE)pl
dc.typeArtykułpl

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