Provenance of Iron Age iron in southern Germany: a new approach |
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| Authors: | Michael Brauns Roland Schwab Guntram Gassmann Günther Wieland Ernst Pernicka |
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| Institution: | 1. Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäometrie, D6 3, 67159 Mannheim, Germany;2. Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, Germany;3. Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe, Archäologische Denkmalpflege, Germany;4. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Universität Tübingen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Ores, slag, and blooms from an Early Iron Age smelting site in the Black Forest, southern Germany, were analysed in view of their possible provenance in combination with products from a modern smelting experiment. Rather than employing lead isotope ratios, like in a previous study, osmium and strontium isotope ratios are used for the discussion of provenance. The results of the smelting experiment with iron ores from the archaeological site and their comparison with original finds show the high potential of osmium as a tracer to determine provenance. Strontium may be an additional indicator but possible contaminations need to be assessed. A Celtic iron ingot has also been analysed to check the potential of osmium for further provenance studies. |
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