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Elisabetta Gagetti
Kavánová, Blanka
The Mikulčice site yielded tree finds of engraved semi-precious stones from classical times (the most of all the Great-Moravian sites). They are dated to the time around 875 AD and are the oldest example of a secondary use of gems, which in other areas, for example in temple treasures in the Rhine and Mosel region, occurs in 10 and 11 century.
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Sword from a grave 723 in Mikulčice and its metallographical examination
Hošek, Jiří ; Košta, J.
The investigated sword was lifted from the grave No. 723 situated on the acropolis of the Early Medieval stronghold of Mikulčice near by Hodonín. The grave unit was discovered on a small graveyard by the stone foundations of civic palatial building. The sword, which belongs to the Petersen N type, can be dated into the course of last three quarters of the 9th century. The sword blade consists of piled steel core and steel (probably but-) welded-on cutting edges (also composed of two or three mutually welded rods). The blade has been most likely oil-quenched (bainitic structure with hardness of 373+/-40 HV0.3) in the lower part (near by tip), the upper part (near by hilt) remained unquenched and bears unreadable inscription formed of phosphoric iron (ca 1.3 % P). Nickel and arsenic (3.1 % Ni and 1.8 % As in maximum) were found in welds of the blade and copper (ca 4.4 %) in welds of the pommel base.
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