Circulation of Metals and Alloys in the First Half of the 1st Millennium AD
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2025

This article examines the results of an analytical study of non-ferrous and precious metals used for jewelry and clothing items of the 2nd—7th centuries, as well as coin finds from sites in the forest-steppe zone located in the Tula, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, Lipetsk and Tambov regions, and from sites in the Black Sea zone situated on the Taman Peninsula and in Crimea. The chemical composition of the metal in jewelry and clothing items was studied using the XRF method; the sample inclu