Achaeometrical Research in Hungary II., 1988
BIBLIOGRAPHY - SUMMARIES - ANALYSES
Considering the Results of the material testing and of the excavations made in the glasshouses, the majority of These vessels, covered by a brown discoloured corrosion layerwere made in Hungarian workshops. The glass compounds and shapes used in the glasshouses of Visegrád and Diósjenő were observable in the vessels found in the palace and in the Lower castle (for example the necks of flasks articulated with a single ring, the panes of glass etc.). Among the finds from the end of the 15th century, These imitations have mainly unique shapes but similar compositions. An improvement of quality may be observed. Considering the material of especially the 15 th-16 th century non-imported finds discovered in the castle area, it is possible to observe that the quality of the Hungarian products increased under the influence of the German and Bohemian glass industry. This influence is shown, for example, by prunted goblets, cups, gurgling flasks, jugs etc. With its variety and richness of shapes, the complete range of the glass finds from the royal palace of Visegrád shows that the royal court liked to celebrate in splendidly furnished buildings with abundantly set tables. We tried to determine the types of the Hungarian-made and imported glass objects with the help of scientific analyses and the excavations of the glasshouses. Many local examinations are still required in order to establish the provenance of the basic material and trade routes. Other glasshouses will have to be identified as well. Varga L: Későbronzkori üveggyöngy Bakonyjákóról (Glass beads from the Late Bronze Age from Bakonyjákó [Veszprém county]) = Acta Musei Papensis, Pápai Múzeumi Értesítő '3-4 (1992)97-99. LITHICS Bácskay E.: State of affairs at Sümeg = In Biró T. K. ed.: International Conference on Prehistoric Flint Mining and Lithic Raw Material Identification in the Carpathian Basin. Budapest - Sümeg, (1986) 11-15 (Table 1, Figs. 1-8). In This paper presented for the International conference in 1986, all the important Results of nearly twenty years' Research carried out at the Sümeg — Mogyrósdomb prehistoric flint mine are summarized by the following chapters: Location (geographical); History of Research; Geology and characteristics of the raw material; Mining methods; Mining tools, flint manufacture and other finds; Quantity of output; Palaeogeography; Chronology including radiocarbon dates; The role of the Sümeg flint mine in the raw material supply of prehistoric Hungary - including the distribution of flint mined in Sümeg at archaeological sites. A full bibliography of the Sümeg flint mine (until 1986) is included. Bácskay E.: La mineria prehistorica en Hungria = Cuadernos de Prehistoria de la Universidad de Granada 11, 1986 (1990) 273-325 (Figs. 1-28). In This paper all the data on prehistoric mining in present day Hungary and adjacent areas are presented, based in part on archaeological evidence and in part on the historical record. The paper deals with the early mining of flint, copper, gold, tin, antimony, lead, 290
