The hillfort of Teleac and early iron in Southern Europe
- The large hillfort of Teleac, commanding the Mureş River valley, the principal East-West connecting axis in the Carpathian Basin, was likely built in the second half of the 11th century BC and occupied until the end of the 10th or the early 9th century BC. The fortification wall was destroyed around 920 BC, according to recent investigations. More than 40 iron objects were discovered in the fortified complex. These iron finds viewed together with numerous other iron finds from other sites signify that Transylvania was an early centre of the implementation of iron and presumably iron production. Thereby, the use of iron for producing weapons probably stood in the foreground. This is indicated by corresponding grave finds in Greece that contain a sword as offering, but also iron swords found in Slovenia and Romania.
| Author: | Svend HansenORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-539958 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-7749-4204-2 |
| Parent Title (German): | Bronze age fortresses in Europe : proceedings of the Second International LOEWE Conference, 9-13 October 2017 in Alba Julia (!). Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie ; Band 335, Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie / Prähistorische Konfliktforschung ; 3 |
| Publisher: | Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH |
| Place of publication: | Bonn |
| Document Type: | Part of a Book |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2019 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2019 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Contributing Corporation: | International LOEWE Conference (2. : 2017 : Karlsburg) |
| Release Date: | 2020/05/20 |
| Page Number: | 25 |
| First Page: | 201 |
| Last Page: | 225 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 465151248 |
| Institutes: | Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 93 Geschichte des Altertums (bis ca. 499), Archäologie / 930 Geschichte des Altertums bis ca. 499, Archäologie |
| Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
| Open-Access-Publikationsfonds: | Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen |
