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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Brauns, Michael
• Schwab, Roland
• Gassmann, Guntram
• Wieland, Günther
• Pernicka, Ernst

Titel

Provenance of Iron Age iron in southern Germany: a new approach

Ist Teil von

• Journal of archaeological science, 2013-02, Vol.40 (2), p.841-849

Ort / Verlag

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Ores, slag, and blooms from an Early Iron Age smelting site in the Black Forest, southern Germany, were analysed in view of their possible provenance in combination with products from a modern smelting experiment. Rather than employing lead isotope ratios, like in a previous study, osmium and strontium isotope ratios are used for the discussion of provenance. The results of the smelting experiment with iron ores from the archaeological site and their comparison with original finds show the high potential of osmium as a tracer to determine provenance. Strontium may be an additional indicator but possible contaminations need to be assessed. A Celtic iron ingot has also been analysed to check the potential of osmium for further provenance studies. ► We introduced osmium as a new tracer for the provenance of iron. ► The risk for contamination of strontium isotope ratios is discussed. ► The future application of osmium for the trade of iron is at hand.