Interdisciplinary Research into Iron Metallurgy along the Drava River in Croatia : The TransFER Project.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sekelj Ivančan, Tajana.

Contributor:

Karavidović, Tena.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iron--Metallurgy.

Ironwork--Croatia--History.

Croatia--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Interdisciplinary Research into Iron Metallurgy along the Drava River in Croatia

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress, 2021.

Summary:

Presenting the results of the TransFER project, this study uses a wide-ranging methodology to examine the evidence for, and nature of, iron production in the lowland area of the central Drava River basin in Croatia during late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. The results testify to the importance and longevity of iron production in the area.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Contents Page

List of Contributors

Preface

Tajana Sekelj Ivančan

Methodological Approach to Detecting Archaeological Sites with Metallurgical Activities on the Territory of the River Drava Basin and the Possibilities of Analysing the Collected Information

Ivan Valent, Tatjana Tkalčec and Siniša Krznar

Ivan Valent et al.

Figure 1. Aerial image of the Kalinovac-Vuglenice I site: A) Elevated position with surface finds of ceramic sherds from Prehistory to the Modern period, and smelting/smithy slag

B) Surface finds of Roman pottery

C) Elevated position with surface finds

Methodological Approach to Detecting Archaeological Sites on the Territory of the River Drava Basin

Figure 2. Kalinovac - Hrastova greda 1: A) red mark - an area where an intensive field inspection was conducted with marked positions of higher concentration of smelting slag

yellow mark - the area where geophysical surveys were conducted, with details o

Map 1. Sites with archaeological finds connected to bloomery iron production (details given in Table 1) (made by: Tena Karavidović

base map: DOF (Digital orthophoto), 2014, https://geoportal.dgu.hr).

Results of Geophysical Investigations Related to the Excavated Remains of the Late Antique and Early Mediaeval Iron Production Sites in the Podravina Region, Croatia

Branko Mušič and Barbara Horn

Results of Geophysical Investigations Related to the Excavated Remains of Iron Production

Figure 1. Sušine near Virje. The location of the iron production complexes of Volarski breg and Sušine, north of the settlement of Virje in Podravina (made by B. Mušič

plan of archaeological excavations provided by T. Sekelj Ivančan and K. Turkalj

aeria.

Figure 2. Sušine near Virje. Site plan of the areas investigated by the magnetic method (Geometrics G-858, gradient mode) and mapping of the magnetic susceptibility of the topsoil (Kappameter KT -5) with the outlines of the archaeological trenches and dis

Figure 3. Sušine near Virje. Digital elevation model with the outlines of the archaeological trenches and discovered remains related to iron production in trenches S-5 and S-7 and settlement remains in trenches S-6, S-8, S-9 and S-10 (made by: B. Mušič an

Figure 4. Sušine near Virje. Magnetometer Geometrics G-858 in gradient mode fixed on survey cart for constant position of sensors above ground during survey at archaeological site of Sušine by F. Matijević (photo: B. Mušič).

Figure 5. Sušine near Virje. Results of magnetic prospection: A and B - histogram equalisation with inverse grey scales

C and D - different ranges of linear grey scales (made by B. Mušič and B. Horn).

Figure 6. Sušine near Virje. Results of magnetic prospecting represented by different colour scales and ranges of displayed values after a Butterworth low-pass filter was applied (made by B. Mušič and B. Horn).

Figure 7. Sušine near Virje. Results of magnetic prospection represented by a semilogarithmic scale and the plotted areas of archaeological excavations (S 5-S 11): A and B - areas selected for detailed presentation of magnetic and archaeological results o

Figure 8. Sušine near Virje. Detail of the results of the magnetic prospection, represented by a semi-logarithmic scale (top) and by a coloured relief (bottom) in the areas of archaeological excavation in Area A (trench S-7) and Area B (trench S-5) with t.

Figure 9. Sušine near Virje. Detail of the magnetic prospection results represented by a semi-logarithmic scale (left) and by a coloured relief (right) in area A (trench S-7) with the excavated remains of iron production activity. The spatial correlation

Figure 10. Sušine near Virje. Detail of the results of the magnetic prospection, shown by a semi-logarithmic scale in (left) and by a coloured relief (right) in area B (trench S-5) with the excavated remains of iron production activity. The arrows indicat

Figure 11. Velike Hlebine and Dedanovice near Hlebine. Location map of the areas investigated by the magnetic method (Geometrics G-858, gradient mode) and mapping of the magnetic susceptibility of the topsoil (Kappameter KT-5) with the outlines of archaeo

Figure 12. Velike Hlebine near Hlebine. Results of magnetic prospection: A - histogram equalisation

B - linear grey scale

C - inverted linear grey scale. Area 1: remains of iron production activity

Area 2: settlement remains? (made by B. Mušič and B. H

Figure 13. Velike Hlebine near Hlebine. Results of magnetic prospection represented by a semilogarithmic scale and the outlined area of archaeological excavation (A) and with the excavated remains of iron production activity (made by B. Mušič and B. Horn

Figure 15. Dedanovice near Hlebine. Results of magnetic prospection: A - histogram equalisation

C - inverted linear grey scale

D - linear colour scale. Area 1: remains of iron production activity

Area 2: surrounding area without

Figure 14. Velike Hlebine near Hlebine. Detail of the results of magnetic prospecting, represented by a semilogarithmic scale, in the area of the archaeological excavation with the excavated remains of iron production activity (made by B. Mušič and B. Hor.

Figure 16. Dedanovice near Hlebine. Results of magnetic prospection represented by a semilogarithmic scale and the outlined area of archaeological excavation (A) and with the excavated remains of iron production activity (made by B. Mušič and B. Horn

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Figure 17. Dedanovice near Hlebine. Detail of the results of magnetic prospecting, represented by a semilogarithmic scale, in the area of the archaeological excavation with the excavated remains of two furnaces (made by B. Mušič and B. Horn

plan of archa

Figure 18. Sušine near Virje. Mapping of the apparent magnetic susceptibility with the hand-held instrument Kappameter KT-5 during the investigation of the archaeological site of Sušine (photo: B. Mušič).

Figure 19. Sušine near Virje. Results of apparent magnetic susceptibility mapping with susceptibility range of 0.07-1.13 SI (min: 0.03 x 10-3SI, max: 4.5 x 10-3SI, mean: 0.51 x 10-3SI, sd 0.40 x 10-3SI). The highest susceptibility values were measured at

Figure 20. Sušine near Virje. Results of apparent magnetic susceptibility mapping with plotted areas of archaeological excavations (S5-S11): Areas 1a and 1b with the highest values (above 0.8 x 10-3SI), comprise the two major dumping areas of iron product

Figure 21. Velike Hlebine near Hlebine. Results of magnetic susceptibility mapping with susceptibility range 0.4-1.7 SI (A) and semi-transparent susceptibility map on top of magnetic map (B). Area 1: remains of iron production activity

Area 2: surroundin

Figure 22. Dedanovice near Hlebine. Results of magnetic susceptibility mapping with susceptibility range 0.3-1.3 SI (A) and semi-transparent susceptibility map on top of magnetic map (B). See also figs 4, 7 and 8 (made by B. Mušič and B. Horn

plan of arc.

Figure 23. Novigrad Podravski-Milakov Berek near Sušine. The position of 2D ERT profiles and a shallow borehole (BH) in relation to stronger magnetic anomalies (shown in red and pink) (made by B. Mušič and B. Horn

position of shallow borehole provided by

Figure 24. Novigrad Podravski-Milakov Berek near Sušine. ERT results: a) 3D view of all 5 inverted ERT models obtained by Wenner-alpha array

b) 3D view of ERT-1, 2, 3, obtained by Wenner-alphy array

c) ERT-1 obtained by dipole-dipole array with borehole

Archaeological Record of Iron Metallurgy Along the Drava River

Tajana Sekelj Ivančan and Tena Karavidović

Figure 1. Virje-Volarski breg. Position of trench S-1 with the plan of the investigated features: a) formations observed after the removal of the humus

b) investigated cuts of features and smelting furnaces (photo and editing by: K. Jelinčić Vučković

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Figure 2. Virje-Volarski breg. Pair of smelting furnaces (I and V) during excavations (photo by: T. Tkalčec).

Figure 3. Virje-Volarski breg. Furnace II: slag from one smelt found in situ. Macroscopically visible differences between the slag retained inside the furnace and the tapped slag (photo and editing by: T. Karavidović).

Figure 4. Virje-Volarski breg. Furnace I: a) during excavations

b) plan view (photo by: S. Krznar

drawing: K. Turkalj).

Figure 5. Virje-Volarski breg. Furnace V: a) during excavations

Figure 6. Virje-Volarski breg. Furnace II: a) during excavations

Figure 7. Virje-Volarski breg. Furnace III: a) during excavations

Figure 8. Virje-Volarski breg. Furnace IV: a) during excavations

drawing: K. Turkalj).

Figure 9. Virje-Volarski breg. Part of the profile of trench S-1: a) southern.

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ISBN:

9781803271033

1803271035

OCLC:

1275352637