Early medieval iron bloomery centre at Zamárdi (Hungary)
Béla Török|Zsolt Gallina|Árṕad Kov́acs|Ferenc Kristály
Archaeological excavations at Zamárdi (Hungary) revealed one of the largest early medieval iron smelting centres in Central Europe with about a hundred ore-roasting pits, twenty bloomery furnaces, reheating furnaces and forge. In addition, related Avar settlement dating from 7th to 9th centuries was also unearthed, remains carriage roads, houses stone number open-air furnaces. The fit into series 8th foundpreviously on other sites former Pannonia. As part complex research project, more than slag samples were examined by XRF, ICP, XRD SEM-EDS. Different types their metallurgical roles identified. We concluded that nature archaeometallurgical can be confidently determined typological examination several kinds slag.
Archeologické rozhledy