Manuel Zeiler, Jennifer Garner, Rolf Golze & Leander W. Kühn (2025): Das Almerich-Projekt – Forschungen zum mittelalterlichen Bergbau im Nordsiegerland. Siegerland 102, 39-88. - sowie Vorwort zum Sammelband in Siegerland 102 (1).... more
p. Esplorazione e rilievo di una galleria viaria d'età romana nel sottosuolo di bacoli (Napoli). Localizzazione e riscoperta di un'antica e rara iscrizione epigrafi ca dell'antico acquedotto romano del serino (I sec. d.C.) Exploration and... more
El yacimiento de Cortalago es el uno de los más importantes para el estudio de la minería y la metalurgia en época romana. La excavación que se está llevando a cabo actualmente en el yacimiento, de la mano de Atalaya Riotinto Minera, nos... more
The thesis elaborates on the general text on leather girdle purses by Olaf Goubitz published in the book Purses in Pieces from 2007. A deeper analysis of this topic was made possible by personal examination of the artefacts in this Dutch... more
Guided by modern miners of the region the authors track down pre-Inca mining sites in the Southern Nasca Region of Peru. In the hinterlands away from both modern and ancient roads they find a surprising number of small sites serving the... more
The polymetallic ore intrusion of “Meymand” is situated between three important copper and iron orogeny zones called “Sarcheshmeh”, “Meydook” and “Gol-e Gohar” in the Kerman province, central Iran. The occurrences of polymetallic sulphide... more
Ballester, B., F. Bastías, G. Cabello, E. Balbontín, E. Domínguez, P. Domínguez y B. Molina 2025 Las Losas: an horizontal rock art site in the coast of the Atacama Region, northern Chile. Rock Art Research 42(2): 253-258.
Nella periferia Sud dell'abitato dell'odierna Gioia Tauro (RC), esattamente lungo il confine naturale che separa il territorio gioiese da quello del Comune di Palmi, in prossimità del ponte autostradale esiste una contrada (il cui nome... more
The Douzlākh salt deposit (region: Māhneshān, Zanjān Province, Iran) is unique for its pure and crystal rock salt and was an important supplier of culinary ('table ') salt in Achaemenid, Sassanid and Middle Islamic times. At the same... more
Réalisées dans le cadre des activités de l’Équipe d’Explorations Spéléologiques de Villefranche (EESV), les recherches archéologiques sont soutenues depuis 2005 par la société Arkemine et par la DRAC Auvergne-Rhône- Alpes. Y consacrant... more
Die nachfolgende Dokumentation stellt eine Forschungsarbeit dar, deren Erkenntnisstand ausschließlich durch die theoretische Arbeit in sächsischen Archiven aber hauptsächlich im Bergarchiv Freiberg zusammen getragen wurde. Hierbei ist... more
The Mitterberg Mining District near St. Johann i. Pongau, Salzburg, Austria belongs to one of the most intensively investigated Bronze Age copper production landscapes in the eastern Alpine region. Starting 2006, a new series of... more
Die spannenden und facettenreichen Forschungen am Kropfsberg im Tiroler Unterinntal faszinierten nicht nur die zahlreichen Zuhörer:innen des ersten ÖGUF-Vortrags in Innsbruck, sondern werden auch im vorliegenden Leitartikel genauer... more
American Journal of Archaeology 129.3, pp. 409-438. This article documents the Late Antique necropoleis in the Smaragdos, a region known in antiquity for its emerald mines. The study analyzes the features of the necropoleis and tombs... more
Potosí, Bolivia, was the world's most significant silver producer for several centuries following discovery by an Indigenous prospector in 1545. Despite tremendous booms and busts, the famous Cerro Rico demanded more human energy than... more
The Douzlākh salt deposit (region: Māhneshān, Zanjān Province, Iran) is unique for its pure and crystal rock salt and was an important supplier of culinary ('table ') salt in Achaemenid, Sassanid and Middle Islamic times. At the same... more
The article follows the montanist research of the Jeseníky mountain ore districts and the subsequent archaeological research. In the first phase, since the1950s, these were activities accompanying local deposit surveys, they are mostly... more
This paper examines the dynamics of the Indo-Mediterranean trade networks during the Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171). It highlights the central role of the Fatimids in fostering these crucial commercial connections, contributing to an early... more
The prehistoric complex that includes an Early Bronze Age (EBA) site, a settlement from the Late Bronze Age (LBA) – Early Iron Age (EIA), and a necropolis from the Middle Bronze Age (MBA) – LBA/EIA is located in the present day village of... more
Baley necropolis (northwest Bulgaria) is a cremation necropolis from the 2nd millennium BC. Up to 2022, one hundred and sixty-four graves and features related to the mortuary practices were explored. The earliest graves date to the first... more
This paper examines the production of Late Bronze Age pottery (1480-1150 calBC) from two settlement areas of Ada Tepe, SE Bulgaria, Europe's oldest goldmine. We present the results of an integrated approach that combines, typology,... more
Oktober bis Dezember 1990 wurde von der Außenstelle Overath des Rheini schen Amtes für Bodendenkmalpflege eine Prospektionsmaßnahme durchgeführt. Dabei sollten möglichst alle Bodenbefunde, die auf mittelalterlichen und frühneuzeit lichen... more
Die Erforschung der römischen Ziegelei Feldkirch-Widnau (KG Feldkirch, VB Feldkirch) reicht bis in das Jahr 1963 zurück, als drei Schulkinder beim Aushub einer Baugrube einen überwölbten, aus Ziegeln gemauerten Gang entdeckten. Dies... more
Finds of mostly gravelly-sandy, and subordinately sandy-silty sedimentary rocks south of the Bärenlohe woodland near Luhe (Upper Palatinate) can be assigned to the Lower Rotliegend of the Weiden Rotliegend Basin. Petrographic descriptions... more
Ein Beitrag zur Neubewertung der Altgrabungen im Bereich der ehem. Klosterkirche von Ullihusun-Oldenstadt (Stadt Uelzen).
Bronze is the defining metal of the European Bronze Age and has been at the center of archaeological and science-based research for well over a century. Archaeometallurgical studies have largely focused on determining the geological... more
En las últimas dos décadas la trayectoria de SNIACE, acrónimo de Sociedad Nacional de Industrias y Aplicaciones de Celulosa Española fundada en 1939, ha sido la crónica de una muerte anunciada. Con cifras millonarias entre pérdidas,... more
Im Herbst 2024 kamen bei Bauarbeiten in Wien-Simmering die Reste eines römischen Massengrabes zutage. Der Artikel gibt einen ersten Überblick zum Befund, zum Skelettmaterial, den Funden und zu einer historischen Einordnung.
La minería andina colonial ha suscitado mucho interés en la historiografía; sin embargo, el aspecto de las técnicas mineras y metalúrgicas ha sido tratado de manera más desigual. Este artículo —parte de una investigación más amplia—... more
This article presents a hoard of 27 metal artefacts and fragments of one ceramic vessel from the South Bohemian site of Krtely, dated to the earlier phase of the Late Bronze Age (Br D – Ha A1). Two exceptional phenomena are associated... more
Mineral waters of Vicenza Prealps - “Piccole Dolomiti” area, including the basins of the Agno and Leogra streams (Vicenza province), have been characterized from a geochemical point of view. Twentytwo samples of mineral waters were... more
From a cultural perspective, the South Caucasus has served as a significant con tact zone for millennia. Northern influences, southern innovations, and local tradi tions converged in this region, resulting in the synthesis of new... more
Immer gerade aus -Eine Neuinterpretation der sogenannten norischen Hauptstraße im Bereich zwischen unterem Gailtal und Wörthersee (Kärnten) .
was a ground-breaking German hydrogeologist who conducted practical mine water research in Germany, mainly related to dewatering, but also on tracer tests and potential environmental impacts of mine water. In addition, his contributions... more
TU Bergakademie Freiberg Lehrstuhl für Hydrogeologie Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 12, 09599 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany e-mail-address: c.wolke@imwa.info ... Austria was one of the richest Silver producers in Medieval Times, with most of ... About 50... more
People use domestic material culture to create an image of themselves that they project to others who live in, or visit, their homes. This was as true in the Spanish colonial city as it is in any city today. If, therefore, we wish to... more
Despite an early surge in copper-ore mining during the sixth and fifth millennia BC (the 'boom'), evidence for metal production in the Balkans dwindles in the fourth millennium (the 'bust'). Here, the authors present new evidence for... more
Urbare verzeichnen Besitzungen, Leistungsansprüche und Verfügungsgewalten in einem definierten Grundbesitz. Je nach Sprachregion, Epoche, Inhaber*in und Inhalt werden sie auch als "Urbücher", "Salbücher", "Beraine", "Renovationen",... more