Societies of the later Early to Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2200–1600 BC) in the Carpathian
Basin exhibited complex, hierarchical and regionally influential socio-political organisation …

In this paper we present the first results of an interdisciplinary research project focused on
Late Bronze Age metallurgy in the western and central Balkans. The comprehensive …

This paper presents a study on copper production and distribution in Lower Austria's
southeastern region during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1350–800 BC), with the focal point …

Abstract The Carpathian Basin was a highly influential centre of metalworking in the 2nd mil.
BC. Nevertheless, despite the abundance of metal objects from the Late Bronze Age, the …

The burial of metals in hoards is a trademark phenomenon of prehistoric Europe that may be
counterintuitive to perceptions of value nowadays. For the first time here, we establish …

Abstract [eng] The aim of this thesis is to determine the timing of the emergence of early
fortified settlements, the process of their spread in the Eastern Baltic, and the reasons for the …

In the field of material culture, seriality refers to the serial production of nearly the same
object in terms of shape and size, yielding visually identical artefacts. Subtle variations may …

A collection of objects associated with prehistoric metallurgy, including casting moulds, a
casting core, and a fragment of a tuyere, were found in three metallurgists' graves in the Late …

This paper presents and discusses an experimental investigation of Bronze Age spear
combat, with a focus on the impacts of bronze points against each other and other materials …

Abstract Lead Isotope Analysis (LIA) has been applied most often as a means of
provenancing copper at the macro scale. Here we use LIA at the regional scale to expose …