Material Analysis of Funerary Cast Iron From the Area of Western Spiš and Its Relation to the Coburg Ironworks in Horehronie

Peter Roth, Jozef Petrík, Peter Blaško

Archeologia technica, vol. 34 (2023)
Pages: 14–20
Language: Slovak
Type of article: scientific article
DOI: n/a

Abstract:
The spread of funerary cast iron in Slovakia is connected with using of cupola furnaces and the development of the railway network. Cast iron tombstones from the monitored area of western Spiš, especially from the area Hranovnica – Spišské Bystré usually come from ironworks in the „upper Hron“ area – in Pohorela or in Hronec, exceptionally from Krompachy. As for the microstructure, the tombstones are dominated by gray cast iron, containing sulfur and of phosphorus. Most tombstones were cast from a cupola furnace.