Alloys and Manufacturing Technology of Medieval Jewelry from Burial Grounds of the Crimean Azov Region: X-Ray Fluorescence Studies
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2025

The article presents and analyzes the results of X-ray fluorescence studies of metal jewelry, Christian symbols, and costume details found during excavations of medieval burials near the village of Zolotoe and at the Babchik Vostochny burial ground in the Crimean Azov region. These findings are stored in the East Crimean Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve. Essential data on the alloys used and methods of manufacturing objects in the 13th—14th centuries in the Bosporus were obtained. An