Publication details
Vážky z Polní ulice na Starém Brně.
| Title in English | Balance scale from Polní Street in Staré Brno. |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Archeologické rozhledy |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Archaeometry; Balance scale; Brno; High Middle Ages; material analysis; SEM; non-ferrous metal |
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| Description | The article concerns three objects made of non-ferrous metal discovered in the Staré Brno quarter of Brno: a fragment of a ring, small, triangular balance scale pans with three holes and a fragment of a balance bar with a small pointer. Balance scale finds are relatively rare in the Czech Lands; moreover, the Staré Brno balance scale is accompanied by safe archaeological context. It was retrieved from the cellar fill of a defunct wood-and-earth building during rescue excavations. In addition to an evaluation of the find situation and a comparison of the individual balance components with Czech and European finds, a material analysis was performed; this pointed to a secondary assembly of the discovered assemblage. |