THE PROVENANCE OF IRON ARTEFACTS FROM MANCHING: A MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACH* Export

@article{citeulike:925598, abstract = {Iron finds from the Celtic oppidum of Manching in southern Bavaria (Germany) are analysed in view of their possible provenance. The exceptional size and the location of Manching are usually attributed to the presence of abundant iron ores in its vicinity. After a review of previous approaches for source determination of iron artefacts, we introduce lead isotope analysis as a new approach. However, only by combining the trace element patterns of slag inclusions and iron metal with lead isotope ratios in the metal is it possible to distinguish various iron ore formations near Manching. As a result, it turns out that, indeed, the most obvious ones-namely, bog ores near the Danube-constituted the main resources for iron production at Manching. It was even possible to select one occurrence as the most likely ore source.}, author = {Schwab, R. and Heger, D. and Hoppner, B. and Pernicka, E.}, citeulike-article-id = {925598}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00265.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00265.x}, comment = {imprim\'{e}}, doi = {10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00265.x}, journal = {Archaeometry}, keywords = {archaeometry, elements-trace, fer, isotopes-du-plomb, metallurgie, provenance}, number = {3}, pages = {433--452}, posted-at = {2006-11-02 13:49:16}, priority = {2}, title = {THE PROVENANCE OF IRON ARTEFACTS FROM MANCHING: A MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACH*}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00265.x}, volume = {48}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:925598 L3 - citeulike-article-id:925598 N2 - Iron finds from the Celtic oppidum of Manching in southern Bavaria (Germany) are analysed in view of their possible provenance. The exceptional size and the location of Manching are usually attributed to the presence of abundant iron ores in its vicinity. After a review of previous approaches for source determination of iron artefacts, we introduce lead isotope analysis as a new approach. However, only by combining the trace element patterns of slag inclusions and iron metal with lead isotope ratios in the metal is it possible to distinguish various iron ore formations near Manching. As a result, it turns out that, indeed, the most obvious ones-namely, bog ores near the Danube-constituted the main resources for iron production at Manching. It was even possible to select one occurrence as the most likely ore source. IS - 3 JF - Archaeometry EP - 452 TI - THE PROVENANCE OF IRON ARTEFACTS FROM MANCHING: A MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACH* VL - 48 SP - 433 KW - archaeometry KW - elements-trace KW - fer KW - isotopes-du-plomb KW - metallurgie KW - provenance N1 - imprimé AU - Schwab, R AU - Heger, D AU - Hoppner, B AU - Pernicka, E PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00265.x ER -