Naslov
Dynamics of activities related to smelting economy during Late Antiquity and early Middle Ages – case study of Virje and Hlebine

Autori
Sekelj Ivančan, Tajana ; Botić, Katarina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
The 5th Geoarchaeological Conference Late Antiquity and Migration Period in the light of geoarchaeological records from the eastern Mediterranean, eastern Adriatic and adjacent regions - Book of Abstracts / - , 2018, 16-16

Skup
The 5th Geoarchaeological Conference Late Antiquity and Migration Period in the light of geoarchaeological records from the eastern Mediterranean, eastern Adriatic and adjacent regions

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 23.10.2018. - 24.10.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
TransFER project ; Drava region ; Virje and Hlebine sites ; iron smelting ; iron ore ; Late Antiquity ; Early Middle Ages ; change in environmental conditions

Sažetak
In the frame of the TransFER project (IP-06-2016- 5047) financed by the Croatian Science Foundation, multidisciplinary investigations are carried out on sites where primary iron ore process was identified. These are the positions in the Drava valley near which the oolithic iron ore layer is naturally renewed by regular flooding. On two of these positions, Virje and Hlebine, archaeological of various furnaces for iron smelting and adjacent facilities investigations were carried out. Radiocarbon dates and movable archaeological finds confirm the existence of life on these sites during the Late Iron Age, Late Antiquity and Early and developed Middle Ages, while the iron smelting activity took place here during the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages. It is, however, interesting to notice a short break in the work of these workshops around AD 600 caused, on the one hand, by historical events in this area and, on the other hand, possibly by some other factors. Namely, that is the time when the extremely dry and cold conditions prevail. Shortage of precipitation could certainly have affected the natural deposition of iron ore in this area, and iron production itself could have continued at some other unexhausted positions for a short period of time. At the example of Virje and Hlebine we can recognize how sensitive the relationship between human activities, economy and environmental conditions is.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Geologija, Arheologija

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