Early Modern mercury production using ceramic vessels at Idrija, Slovenia
Preliminary results from the first archaeological excavations of Early Modern mercury-production sites at Idrija, Slovenia, confirm the use of ceramic vessels for mercury roasting following the techniques described in Agricola’s De re metallica , which was published in 1556.
Authors
- Mark Hudson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9483-9303)
- Junzō Uchiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6020-1224)
- Takamune Kawashima
- Janez Rupnik
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Lund University (SE)
- Hiroshima Children's Museum (JP)
- Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10251
- Primary Topic
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development