Pradziejowa (od eneolitu po wczesne średniowiecze) metalurgia w świetle badań archeologicznych i geochemicznych w zlewniach górnej Brynicy, Stoły i Potoku Granicznego
Ancient Metallurgy (Eneolith to the Early Middle Ages) in the Context of Archaeological and Geochemical Investigations Carried Out in the Basins of the Upper Brynica and Stoła Rivers and Graniczny Creek

Summary/Abstract: The study discloses the method that can be used for extraction of metals (Cu, Cu-Zn, Pb, Ag and Fe) by means of low temperature reduction of oxygen and carbonate ores in organic substances (peat or touchwood). The method presented herein eliminates errors of former attempts to extract bloomery iron. The discussed approach is based on the results of archaeological, mineralogical and geochemical surveys that were carried out in the region of Tarnowskie Góry – a town in the Southern Poland where ores of precious metals used to be mined in the past.

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