Xuekun Wang, Vesna Bikic, Yulai Chen, Ana Mitrovic, Rui Wen
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Abstract
The Smederevo Fortress served successively as the capital of the medieval Serbian state and the seat of the Smederevo Sanjak from 1427 to 1512, assuming great political and military significance. Five shards of Chinese celadon were excavated from the Smederevo Fortress of Serbia in the 1960s. Analysis by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of these celadon pieces has revealed that they date back to the Yuan dynasty and were crafted in Longquan County, Zhejiang province, China. The Longquan celadon signified outstanding financial or political values and was treasured by the local royalty or the elite of the Smederevo Fortress.
期刊介绍:
Archaeometry is an international research journal covering the application of the physical and biological sciences to archaeology, anthropology and art history. Topics covered include dating methods, artifact studies, mathematical methods, remote sensing techniques, conservation science, environmental reconstruction, biological anthropology and archaeological theory. Papers are expected to have a clear archaeological, anthropological or art historical context, be of the highest scientific standards, and to present data of international relevance.
The journal is published on behalf of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, in association with Gesellschaft für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, ARCHAEOMETRIE, the Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS), and Associazione Italian di Archeometria.