Archeometry

Zsolt Kasztovszky has been awarded the highest scientific degree in Hungary, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Zsolt Kasztovszky, a colleague of BNC, successfully defended his treatise, titled “Application of prompt-gamma activation analysis to determine the provenance of silicate-based archaeological finds and their raw materials,” in December 2024. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he was awarded the highest scientific degree in Hungary, the Doctor of the Read more…

By Katalin Gméling, ago

Anatolian connections revealed by obsidian blade from Early Bronze Age grave in Hungary

Explore the details of this exciting discovery in our latest open access article, based on analytical results obtained by BNC’s instruments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-08028-y The paper deals with provenance research of a unique long, transparent obsidian blade that was found together with other objects in a grave at Csongrád (SE Hungary) dated Read more…

By Katalin Gméling, ago