O contributo das análises metalográficas na caracterização cultural e estilística de adornos metálicos da Idade do Ferro. O caso do Crasto de Palheiros – Murça / Norte de Portugal

Abstract

A research project funded by the program IJUP'10/Santander performed metallographic analysis of a selection of Iron Age copper alloy adornment artefacts from the archaeological site of Crasto de Palheiros-Murça (Vila Real). Three items were analysed by SEM-LVMSEM at CEMUP (Center for the Study of Materials, Oporto University). The main objective was the determination of small scale morphological features and composition of the metallic alloys that will allow the study in a following project of the conditions of production and modes of manufacture combined with the stylistic and aesthetic tastes of the communities in this region of Trás-os-Montes during this chronological-cultural period.