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New find of a Roman lantern from the Czech Republic

Authors

VÍCH David JÍLEK Jan KMOŠEK Jiří

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Zbornik Slovenskeho Narodneho Muzea, Archeológia
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.55015/YWES1365
Keywords Czech Republic; Barbaricum; Roman period; Roman import; lantern; XRF analysis
Description In 2021, a functionally undetermined ring and a deformed upright of a Roman lantern were discovered with the help of a metal detector on the slope of the Hušák hill in the cadastral district of Městečko Trnávka-Lázy (district Svitavy). Both objects exhibit a similar metal composition. This is the second published find of a part of a Roman lantern from the territory of the Czech Republic and from the Barbaricum in general. The question remains whether the presence of a Roman lantern is related to the evidenced military intervention in the form of a Roman temporary military camp at the nearby town of Jevíčko, and whether the deposition on the slope of a prominent landmark was connected with ritual activities, or with metalworking, or with both.
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