Fluorite – A marketable mineral commodity from the central region of medieval Hungary
Fluorite – A marketable mineral commodity from the central region of medieval Hungary
Author(s): Agnes RitoókSubject(s): Archaeology, Middle Ages
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: East-Central Europe; 11th–12th centuries; fluorite; beads
Summary/Abstract: Several types of mineral beads can be found among the 11th–12th-century grave assemblages of the Carpathian Basin. This paper examines the distribution of fluorite beads representing one type in Central and Eastern Europe. The distribution patterns have enabled the identification of the source of the raw material and they also outline the period’s main trade routes.
Journal: Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 71/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 157-175
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English