Article in Archaeometry (2023)

30 10 2023

Early mediaeval lead glass bangles from Czermno, Poland: Results of elemental and lead isotopes analyses
S. Wajda, S. W. Merkel, I. Florkiewicz, M. Jansen, B. Marciniak-Maliszewska, B. Wagner, M. Wołoszyn
Archaeometry (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12907

This article presents the results of an analysis of 12th-13th century glass objects from Czermno in eastern Poland. The elemental composition of the glass was investigated using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Lead isotope ratios were determined to establish the origin of the main raw material used to produce the glass. The results of the study made it possible to distinguish two types of glass: (A) high lead glass and (B) ash glass. Both types of glass were common in Central and Eastern Europe in the early Middle Ages. Isotopic studies have indicated the vicinity of Kraków and Upper Silesia as the most likely area from which the raw materials originated. This is one of the first works describing such complex archaeometric studies of glass objects in Poland and is therefore of great importance for archaeologists involved in glass research in Poland.