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Hungarian National Museum

ArchiveBudapest, Hungary
About: Hungarian National Museum is a archive organization based out in Budapest, Hungary. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Chalcolithic. The organization has 70 authors who have published 106 publications receiving 2223 citations. The organization is also known as: Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum.


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TL;DR: In this paper, an Early Neolithic, Koros culture settlement was excavated in 1977-78 at Szolnok-Szanda in the heartland of the Great Hungarian Plain in Hungary.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a non-destructive analysis of composite silver objects (ewers, situlas, amphora and casket) from one of the most significant late Roman finds, the Seuso Treasure, was performed along a pre-designed grid using handheld X-ray fluorescence analysis.
Abstract: This study details the non-destructive chemical analysis of composite silver objects (ewers, situlas, amphora and casket) from one of the most significant late Roman finds, the Seuso Treasure. The Seuso Treasure consists of fourteen large silver vessels that were made in the fourth–early fifth centuries AD and used for dining during festive banquets and for washing and beautification. The measurements were systematically performed along a pre-designed grid at several points using handheld X-ray fluorescence analysis. The results demonstrate that all the objects were made from high-quality silver (above 90 wt% Ag), with the exception of the base of the Geometric Ewer B. Copper was added intentionally to improve the mechanical properties of soft silver. The gold and lead content of the objects shows constant values (less than 1 wt% Au and Pb). The chemical composition as well as the Bi/Pb ratio suggests that the parts of the composite objects were manufactured from different silver ingots. The ewers were constructed in two ways: (i) the base and the body were made separately, or (ii) the ewer was raised from a single silver sheet. The composite objects were assembled using three methods: (i) mechanical attachment; (ii) low-temperature, lead-tin soft solders; or (iii) high-temperature, copper-silver hard solders. Additionally, two types of gilding were revealed by the XRF analysis, one with remnants of mercury, i.e. fire-gilding, and another type without remnants of mercury, presumably diffusion bonding.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the potentials of the mostly applied neutron-based techniques through case studies and demonstrate the applicability of these techniques to identify the provenance of various archaeological finds.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a Late Bronze Age (Br D-Ha A) spearhead with wooden shaft from the territory of Serbia (Kikinda, Vojvodina Province) was analyzed by different non-destructive analytical methods (PGAA, XRF, Neutron imaging, X-ray imaging) for documenting and characterizing its wooden and metal parts.

3 citations


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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
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20231
20222
202112
20204
20198
20188