Savaria - A Vas Megyei Múzeumok értesítője 24/3. (1997) (Szombathely, 1997)
Horváth Tünde: Adatok a középső bronzkori borostyánleletek vizsgálataihoz
SAVARIA 24/3 (1998-1999) PARS ARCHAEOLOGICA south or east-origin populations, so they could use the rumenit from the East-Carpathians, the second any deposits of amber from moraines, and the copal ajkait from Transdanubia, and the Sicilian simetit. This types were closer than the Baltic-coast. Amber was probably regarded as insignia, spread donation or trade. Amber finds are numerous: in the same time we know from the three Mycenean tholoses (Peristeria, Pylos, Mycéné) 1560 ps. amber-beads, and 1290 ps. is from one grave 20 , or in the hoard of Jászdózsa 171 ps 21 . Are these of Baltic amber really? The ambers of Vayenes Tholos (Pylos, Middle Helladic-Late Helladic II.—III.) are of Sicilian origin! 22- and not Baltic. I think, this question may not be decided in the present study: we need more archaeological amber-finds to examine once more or first time, work out the unknown amber-types (for ex. rumenit) characteristics, to be easily the identified. We needn't think about great trade-line, and should also search closer. The king of Mycéné was very rich, but his pieces were not of Baltic origin in every case. The local chief from the Carpathin-basin was never so rich, as the Mycenean. They should have gotten amber from Mycéné as gift, or they should have traded with the Northern populations. But what way driven through Europe in this time a flock, which was their single exchange value? The local chief in the Carpathian Basin likely used the closer sources of amber for their representations. In the present case our problem is: how to prove it with methods? In my opinion the infrared-spectra can not give total proof for the quarries of amber. The amber pieces originating from the same quarry have several characteristics: some are always in sea-water, others on air, and so. The difference is more marked growing between a Baltic origin amber at the Baltic-sea coast and the Baltic amber from the secondary quarries (moraines), between a Baltic and the other (Romania, Sicily) amber, between an amber and a copal-resin, and so on. However, the examinations are not unnecessary. But the spectroscopy-method alone is not satisfactory: we need several scientific methods (some kind of physical, chemical, optical examinations), because we don't know in this phase, which characteristics will be the specific property and the quarry-identifying. M HARDING - HUGHES - BROCK 1974. 21 CSÁNYI1984. 22 BECK- HARTNETT 1993. 280
