XRF analyses performed on the Eneolithic copper bracelets from the Chirnogi-Șuvița Iorgulescu necropolis
XRF analyses performed on the Eneolithic copper bracelets from the Chirnogi - Șuvița Iorgulescu necropolis
Author(s): Adelina Darie, Madalina DIMACHE, Dragos Alexandru MireaSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Historical Geography, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Editura Muzeului Municipiului Bucuresti
Keywords: copper; ornaments; Eneolithic; XRF measurements;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present a previously unpublished category of artefacts - copper bracelets - identified in two burials from the Chirnogi - Șuvița Iorgulescu necropolis. These copper adornments are part of the Gumelnița Civilization Museum Collection in Oltenița. Firstly, the artefacts were submitted to morphological and technological analyese. The bracelets were also analyzed through the ED-XRF method. It is also important to discuss the functions of the copper bracelets depending on the archaeological context.
Journal: Revista de Cercetari Arheologice si Numismatice
- Issue Year: 5/2019
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 90-102
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
