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Sources of Silver in North-Eastern Rus in the 10th–13th centuries ad according to lead isotope analysis

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The article discusses the results of lead isotope analysis of 54 silver objects from the 9th–13th centuries AD from rural sites of Suzdal Opolye and villages around Murom. As a result of comparing the obtained data with the available databases for Pb-Pb isotopic values of archaeological objects from various collections and ore samples, it was established that in the second half of the 10th – early 11th century AD, Samanid dirhams were used in Opolye as a raw material for jewellery making. In the 11th century, silver from European sources began to flow into the region via the Baltic, becoming dominant by the end of the century. In Opolye and Murom of the 12th century, adornments were made from European raw materials.

Source: Rossiiskaia arkheologiia

DOI: 10.31857/s0869606324020063

Authors: Stephen W. Merkel, Irina E. Zaytseva, Andrey V. Chugaev

Institutions: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute of Archaeology, Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits Petrography Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Language: English

Topic: Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4403943742

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