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Mining and Metallurgy in the Mount Trgovi and Northwestern Bosnia in the ancient period with special emphasis on the iron production

The paper describes the geological features of the Mount Trgovi, as part of the Banovina region, and Northwestern Bosnia, i.e. the areas located between the towns of Bosanski Novi, Prijedor and Sanski Most. This is actually a geologically unique area of the Upper Paleozoic age and belongs to the Hercynian metallogenic epoch, where the largest deposits and occurrences of metals are located both in the Republic of Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Iron ore deposits and metallurgical plants in these areas in ancient times are listed, but the findings of mining and metallurgical activities in pre-ancient times are also given. The importance of iron production for the Roman Empire can be determined by the accelerated development of mining and metallurgy of iron from the 1st century BC, which was accompanied by changes in the Roman administration and the construction of the main land and river routes passed through the mining areas. Also, the goal is to shed light on the then-existing technologies of iron production.

antique ; mining ; iron metallurgy ; Mount Trgovi ; Northwestern Bosnia

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