The metallographic examination of sword no. 438 as part of a systematic survey of swords from the early medieval stronghold of Mikulčice, Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00023272:_____/12:#0001906
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2012.0005" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2012.0005</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2012.0005" target="_blank" >10.3989/gladius.2012.0005</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The metallographic examination of sword no. 438 as part of a systematic survey of swords from the early medieval stronghold of Mikulčice, Czech Republic
Original language description
The paper deals with a metallographic examination of a sword from grave No. 438, which was uncovered at the site of Mikulčice (Hodonín county), a former early medieval stronghold in Moravia (Czech Republic). Mikulčice was one of the main power centres ofthe Great Moravia - the first state formed by Slavs north of the Danube River - which was created in the first third of the 9th century and ended at the beginning of the 10th century. The sword, provided with a single flattened hemispherical pommel (Petersen X type), has a blade bearing an inscription that is no longer legible. According to the results of metallographic examination, the blade was hardened and consists of steel cutting edges welded on a core, which was composed of steel side-plates anda middle strip of iron or low-carbon steel. It was an excellent sword, undoubtedly one of the best swords excavated in Mikulčice.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Gladius
ISSN
0436-029X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
32
Issue of the periodical within the volume
prosinec
Country of publishing house
ES - SPAIN
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
87-102
UT code for WoS article
000313747900005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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