Institute of Archaeology
Topic
From ore to tool. Iron mining and production in selected areas of the Western Carpathians from the early historic period to the early modern period
PhD. program
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
PhDr. Peter Bednár, CSc.
Contact:
Receiving school
Comenius University Bratislava
Annotation
The aim of the dissertation is to elaborate the finds fund related to iron production in selected areas of the Western Carpathians, with a focus on southern Slovakia (in the region of Gemer and, for comparison, in the region of Považský Inovec). The work should document and evaluate the existing knowledge on the method of ore extraction (mud ores, mine workings), production of pig iron and iron products. In addition to archaeological descriptive methods, physical and chemical analytical methods could also be used thanks to the cooperation with Hungarian partners and the results of research in the different mining and production regions could be compared.