https://phys.org/news/2023-07-earliest-glass-workshop-north-alps.html Phys.org Topics * Week's top * Latest news * Unread news * Subscribe [ ] Science X Account [ ] [ ] [*] Remember me Sign In Click here to sign in with or Forget Password? Not a member? Sign up Learn more * Nanotechnology * Physics * Earth * Astronomy & Space * Chemistry * Biology * Other Sciences * Medical Xpress Medicine * Tech Xplore Technology [INS::INS] * * share this! * 459 * Twit * Share * Email 1. Home 2. Other Sciences 3. Archaeology * * * --------------------------------------------------------------------- July 21, 2023 Editors' notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication proofread Earliest glass workshop north of the Alps discovered by Antiquity EARLIEST GLASS WORKSHOP NORTH OF THE ALPS DISCOVERED Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.80 After 20 years of above-ground surveys, archaeologists have excavated the famous Iron Age site of Nemcice and confirmed the presence of the earliest glass workshop north of the Alps. Nemcice is one of the most important settlement sites of the La Tene Period (3rd-2nd century BC) in Central Europe, famous for its unprecedented amount of gold and silver coins which number over 2,000. Numerous beautiful glass bracelets and beads have also been found at the site. As such, it was thought that Nemcice was a center of glass production, but only these excavations have confirmed this fact. "No one yet knows how exactly the Celts made glass bracelets," said author of the research, Dr. Ivan Cizmar from the Institute of Archaeological Heritage Brno. "Therefore, we were interested in anything that tells us something about the technology of production." To attempt to answer this question, Dr. Cizmar and a team from the Institute of Archaeological Heritage Brno excavated an area where large amounts of glass objects had been found on the surface, hoping to find evidence of glass production. Their astonishing results are published in the journal Antiquity. EARLIEST GLASS WORKSHOP NORTH OF THE ALPS DISCOVERED Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.80 While tools used to make glass were not found, a mixture of complete and partially complete glass products were discovered. This indicates that glass was produced at Nemcice. Not only glass beads and bracelets were found during the excavation, but also amber pieces, likewise in various stages of completion. This confirms that the complex was associated with multiple materials of production, making it even more regionally important. At the same time, researchers excavated a square area of Nemcice identified by geophysical survey at the highest part of the site. It has many similarities with possible ritual structures from Austria, implying shared beliefs in Central Europe. EARLIEST GLASS WORKSHOP NORTH OF THE ALPS DISCOVERED Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.80 According to Dr. Cizmar, "The presence of these likely sacred features at Nemcice indicates the character of the site not only as a trade and production center, but also as a seat of an elite and a ritual center." Importantly, the possibility of Nemcice being a center of production and shared beliefs would indicate that it was part of a wider Central European network along the "Amber Road"--an important trade route between Northern and Southern Europe. More information: Ivan Cizmar et al, Nemcice: research at a key La Tene site in Moravia, Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.80 Journal information: Antiquity Provided by Antiquity Citation: Earliest glass workshop north of the Alps discovered (2023, July 21) retrieved 4 August 2023 from https://phys.org/news/ 2023-07-earliest-glass-workshop-north-alps.html This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. 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