Reconstruction of the Late Bronze Age Foundry Process in Greater Poland: Analyzes and Simulations. Case Study of Hoard from Przybysław

• Autorzy: Garbacz-Klempka Aldona , Piękoś Marcin , Perek-Nowak Małgorzata , Kozana Janusz , Żak Paweł , Fijołek Andrzej , Silska Patrycja , Stróżyk Mateusz

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DOI

10.24425/amm.2022.139712

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

One of the most interesting categories of artifacts for archaeometallurgical research includes deposits of bronze items, so-called “metallurgists hoards”. They contain, aside of final products, many fragments of raw material and, moreover, metallurgical tools. An important source for the studies on the history of metallurgical technology is hoard from Przybysław, Greater Poland district. Thus, the aim of the work is the identification and interpretation of bronze-working practices and strategies adopted by prehistoric communities of the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (ca. 600 BC). The examined objects are characterized in terms of their design, structure, and chemical composition. The methods chosen for the studies of artifacts include: metallographic macro- and microscopic observations using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the analysis of chemical composition with the methods of energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF). The thermodynamic analysis of the alloys was performed on the basis of the CALPHAD method. The experimental melts allowed to verify the theoretical considerations and to determine the characteristic temperatures of changes. The old casting technology can be analyzed basing on computer modeling and computer simulation methods. Simulations in the MAGMASOFT® software are a good example to illustrate how to fill a mould cavity with a molten bronze for a hoop ornament. It is also an appropriate tool to determine temperature distribution in a mould. The simulations also show the possible disadvantages with this old technology.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

archaeometallurgy; copper alloys; casting; CALPHAD; computer modelling; Late Bronze Age

• Wydawca: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences ; Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 67, iss. 3
• Strony: 1125--1136
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 33 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Garbacz-Klempka Aldona

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Historical Layers Research Centre, Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8417-6131

autor

Piękoś Marcin

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Historical Layers Research Centre, Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2725-6642

autor

Perek-Nowak Małgorzata

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Non Ferrous Metals, Historical Layers Research Centre, Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-1624

autor

Kozana Janusz

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Historical Layers Research Centre, Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4221-2525

autor

Żak Paweł

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Historical Layers Research Centre, Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8414-6442

autor

Fijołek Andrzej

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Historical Layers Research Centre, Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3608-3517

autor

Silska Patrycja

• Archaeological Museum in Poznań, Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0252-409X

autor

Stróżyk Mateusz

• Archaeological Museum in Poznań, Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7503-4702

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Uwagi

1. The financial support of the National Science Centre, Poland: 2017/26/E/HS3/00656 is acknowledged.

2. Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).