Petrographic and Mineralogical Characterisation of Raw Materials from Quernstone Extraction Sites near Čučice (Brno-Country District)

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Petrographic and Mineralogical Characterisation of Raw Materials from Quernstone Extraction Sites near Čučice (Brno-Country District)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Recent archaeological evidence of early medieval rock exploitation from outcrops along the Oslava River near the present-day village of Čučice indicates that local raw materials of varying composition and quality were used in quernstone production. This variability, however, complicates efforts to trace Čučice’s products within assemblages from early medieval settlement sites. The case of Čučice demonstrates that, in order to reliably reconstruct quern production and distribution networks in early medieval Moravia and beyond, more detailed sampling of source sites, archaeometric analysis, and improved data accessibility are essential. As the first area with such spatially extensive evidence of raw material exploitation in Moravia, Čučice offers a valuable opportunity to standardise methodologies applicable to other sites in the Moravian‑Silesian mica schist belt and beyond. In this talk, we present our approach to mapping and sampling the mining areas, along with initial results of SEM-EDS analyses that reveal the characteristics of local raw material sources. We also highlight several other potential mica schist source areas that will be investigated using a similar methodology.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Petrographic and Mineralogical Characterisation of Raw Materials from Quernstone Extraction Sites near Čučice (Brno-Country District)

Popis výsledku anglicky

Recent archaeological evidence of early medieval rock exploitation from outcrops along the Oslava River near the present-day village of Čučice indicates that local raw materials of varying composition and quality were used in quernstone production. This variability, however, complicates efforts to trace Čučice’s products within assemblages from early medieval settlement sites. The case of Čučice demonstrates that, in order to reliably reconstruct quern production and distribution networks in early medieval Moravia and beyond, more detailed sampling of source sites, archaeometric analysis, and improved data accessibility are essential. As the first area with such spatially extensive evidence of raw material exploitation in Moravia, Čučice offers a valuable opportunity to standardise methodologies applicable to other sites in the Moravian‑Silesian mica schist belt and beyond. In this talk, we present our approach to mapping and sampling the mining areas, along with initial results of SEM-EDS analyses that reveal the characteristics of local raw material sources. We also highlight several other potential mica schist source areas that will be investigated using a similar methodology.

Druh

O - Ostatní výsledky

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů