The Craft of the Rural Blacksmiths in Ancient Rus’

Authors

  • Vladimir Zavyalov Institute of Archaeology Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of natural siences, Dmitry Ulyanov Str. 19, 117292 Moskau
  • Nataliya Terekhova Institute of Archaeology Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of natural siences, Dmitry Ulyanov Str. 19, 117292 Moskau

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46586/metalla.v27.2023.i1.27-38

Keywords:

Archaeometallography, Ancient Rus’, rural settlements, blacksmithing, advanced technologies

Abstract

This article discusses the role of rural blacksmithing in the economic structure of a feudal state. The study is based on the  metallographic analysis of a large number of iron objects taken from archaeological sites of Ancient Rus’. It can be summarized that  rural blacksmithing craft was a much more complex phenomenon than previously believed. The authors have come to the conclusion that the rural blacksmithing was an important component of the production sphere of Ancient Rus’ and had a significant contribution to the feudal  economies.

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Published

2023-06-30

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2023): METALLA

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2023 Vladimir Zavyalov, Nataliya Terekhova

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