Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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Volume 68: Issue 2
The bottom of the looted cauldron. Part I.
Authors: János Gábor Tarbay * , Zoltán Kis ** , and Boglárka Maróti **
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  • * Hungarian National Museum, Department of Archaeology, Múzeum krt. 14–16, H–1088 Budapest, Hungary
  • ** Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 29–33 Konkoly Thege Miklós Str., H–1121 Budapest, Hungary
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/072.2017.68.2.2
Page Count:
219–240
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2017
Online Publication Date:
Dec 2017
Article Category:
Research Article
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The following study deals with a looted metal sheet artefact probably originating from the Balkan region. Our main goal is to give a preliminary technological characterization of the object by the aid of four different analytical methods (macro- and microscopic observations, Neutron and X-ray Radiography, X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy). Using these different techniques together allowed us to characterize this complex metal sheet object more precisely than it would have been possible by traditional archaeological methods. According to our results, it seems that the technological characters of the artefact (e.g. the manufacturing technology, decorations, repair marks) are very similar to the metal sheet cauldrons of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age.

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Print ISSN:
0001-5210
Online ISSN:
1588-2551
Keywords:
Late Bronze Age–Early Iron Age; illicit antiquities trade; bronze metal sheet technology; round shield or cauldron; macro- and microscopic observations; Neutron and X-ray Radiography; Portable handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (pXRF)

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