Un celt descoperit la Gornăcel, jud. Gorj
A Celt Discovered at Gornăcel, Gorj County
Author(s): Anca Diana Popescu, Dumitru Hortopan, Robert Sîrbu, Daniela Cristea-StanSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Prehistory
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: Gornăcel; Oltenia; compositional and imaging analyses; Early Iron Age (Ha A2/B1);
Summary/Abstract: The socketed axe recently discovered at Gornăcel (Gorj County), in a high area with a good visibility over the Jiu Valley, was subjected to investigations by the X-ray fluorescence and imaging methods in order to determine the metal composition and to obtain relevant details of technological nature. The artefact was made of bronze with a high level of tin. The examination of the artefact by X-ray computed tomography revealed the areas with increased porosity and allowed for the exact determination of the shape and size of the socket. Socketed axes similar in shape and decoration to the one from Gornăcel were found in eastern Serbia and southwestern Romania, but also in southeastern Romania. The artefact from Gornăcel was dated to the Ha A2/B1 period
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 54
- Page Range: 207-221
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Romanian
