Bruch ore

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As Brucherz in the Prehistory and Early History usually broken are metals , particularly broken copper - or bronze objects referred to. The term copper or bronze fracture is more appropriate (Görmer 2006, 290). Broken ores are i. d. Usually found in depots. The Weissig depot find contained a. Broken ore from bars , axes , knives , chisels and sickles . The importance of these depots as dealers, foundries or treasure depots with a cultic background is discussed.

literature

  • Gerald Görmer: Bronze Age Depots in Central Europe and their Interpretation , Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift, 47, 2006, pp. 289–298.