On the metallurgy of the Füzesabony Culture. Bronze finds and casting moulds from the Füzesabony Bronze Age tell settlement

Abstract

The high-level metallurgy and craftsmanship of the Bronze Age tell cultures are primarily known from burials and hoards. In spite of the fact that most tell settlements yielded objects denoting local bronze casting (moulds, clay bellow pipes etc.), the number of bronze finds on the settlements is fairly low. On the Füzesabony-Öregdomb tell settlement altogether some 25 pieces of bronze objects and seven casting moulds indicate local bronze casting. This paper presents the bronze finds of the settlement in details with modern archaeometrical studies and discusses the questions arising on the metallurgical research of the Füzesabony Culture.