Grzegorz Zabinski is Associate Professor of Medieval Archaeology at Jan Dlugosz University, Poland. He is the author of Technology of Sword Blades from the La Tène Period to the Early Modern Age (2014).Marcin Wozniak is Head of Department of Archaeology of Mazovia at the Museum of Ancient Masovian Metallurgy, Poland.Jaroslaw Gramacki is Vice-Rector for Science and International Cooperation at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland.Artur Gramacki is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceChapter 1. The Przeworsk CultureChapter 2. The Most Important Traits of Przeworsk Culture Iron Smelting2.1. Previous Research2.2 Origins of Iron Smelting in the Przeworsk Culture2.3. Resources for Iron Smelting2.4. Chronology of the Main Iron Smelting Regions of the Przeworsk Culture2.5. Extent and Organization of the Main Iron Smelting Regions of the Przeworsk Culture2.6. Bloomery Furnace Types and Organization of Smelting Sites2.7. Iron Smelting in the Przeworsk Culture Beyond the Main Ironmaking RegionsChapter 3. Research on Slag and Ore Samples From the Main Ironmaking Regions of the Przeworsk Culture3.1. Previous Studies3.2. Data and Their Characteristics 3.3. Analytical Methods 3.4. Data Processing and Variable Selection Methods3.5. Selection of the Statistical Approach and the Data Transformation Method3.6. Statistical Processing of the Data – Results and Discussion3.7. ConclusionConclusion and Suggestions for Further ResearchNotesBibliographyIndex

This book is not only an up-to-date overview of archaeological and chemical data about the most impressive iron production areas across Barbaricum, but also a handbook for any archaeometallurgist interested in the provenance of ferrous objects.