The sword from Vlčí Pole: A unique find of a late Merovingian weapon in Bohemia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023272%3A_____%2F24%3A10136487" target="_blank" >RIV/00023272:_____/24:10136487 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/67985912:_____/24:00601167
Result on the web
<a href="https://archeologickerozhledy.cz/index.php/ar/issue/view/39/42" target="_blank" >https://archeologickerozhledy.cz/index.php/ar/issue/view/39/42</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.35686/AR.2024.240" target="_blank" >10.35686/AR.2024.240</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The sword from Vlčí Pole: A unique find of a late Merovingian weapon in Bohemia
Original language description
Finds of early medieval Schlingen-type swords are mostly concentrated in present-day southern Germany, where they are known from a number of graves dating to the end of the late Merovingian period. On the contrary, these swords are completely absent in contexts of the early Carolingian and Great Moravian periods. This paper presents a new find of Schlingen-type sword from Vlčí Pole in the northeastern part of Central Bohemia and its archaeometric analysis. We consider the sword from Vlčí Pole to be the only unambiguous find of a fully preserved long-bladed weapon of the late 7th to 8th century in Bohemia. As it is one of the few late Merovingian swords to have been examined using X-ray computed tomography and metallography, it also contributes to a general understanding of phenomena such as the development of the use of pattern-welded marks and blades with cutting edges of hardened steel.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Archeologické rozhledy
ISSN
0323-1267
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
76
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
30
Pages from-to
125-154
UT code for WoS article
001339992400002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85208272881