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Středověký úpravnický a hornický areál Cvilínek u Černova na Pelhřimovsku

Title in English The mediaeval concentrator and mining area Cvilínek near Černov in the Pelhřimov region
Authors

HRUBÝ Petr HEJHAL Petr HOCH Aleš KOČÁR Petr MALÝ Karel MACHÁŇOVÁ Lenka PETR Libor ŠTELCL Jindřich

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Památky archeologické
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Education

Citation
Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords 13th century; ore mining and smelting; silver production; mining settlement; geochemistry; archaeobotanics
Description In this paper are presented the mining and settlement areals, which are regarded for the remains of the mediaeval silver producing workshops, where the silver was the basic mint metall and one of important grounds of dynamic development of the přemyslidic dominium in 13th century. On the site about 1,28 ha has been detected the remains of the raw ore selection, containing the polymetallic sulphidic ores, which was exploited by the near ore deposit. Extraordinary well preserved was the ore washing workshop with the remains of the wooden constructions. The other areal was the metallurgic workshop with the remains of the smelting ovens. Completely different objects were excavated on the immediatelly situated mining settlement area, where was also small, with the ditch enclosured place.
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