Abstract – Typological and Technological Investigations of Seaxes from Überackern, Upper Austria The Merovingian period cemetery of Überackern is assigned to the 7th and early 8th centuries AD based on documented archaeological... more
Abstract – Typological and Technological Investigations of Seaxes
from Überackern, Upper Austria
The Merovingian period cemetery of Überackern is assigned to the 7th
and early 8th centuries AD based on documented archaeological material. The four seaxes from the cemetery were selected for typological and technological investigations as part of investigations on early medieval weapons from Upper Austria. Three of the four weapons from Überackern are long seaxes, which occur in the last third of the 7th century and represent the typical seax form of the 8th century. The oldest exemplar belongs to the group of the light broad seaxes and
dates back to the frst half of the 7th century. The results of the metallographic analysis show that the four seaxes from Überackern have clear technological parallels. In both, the light broad seax and the three long seaxes, cutting material made
of hard steel was welded to back material made of soft but more resilient iron. This method was found in seven of the nine examined seaxes from Upper Austria. Another process that can be regarded as the technological standard of the 7th and 8th centuries is the hardening of blades by heating them to red or white heat and quenching them in water or special liquids. This technique has been found in all seax blades from Upper Austria investigated so far. In this article, two qualitative groups were identifed for the frst time. A comparison of the hardness values and microstructure patterns shows that four of the nine seax blades investigated – two of them from Überackern – were successfully hardened, while five specimens had only slightly increased hardness values.
In summary, it can be said that the seaxes from Überackern were
suitable for combat use and met the technological standards of their
time. It is important to point out that two of the long seaxes from this
cemetery were of high quality.
Aus den Gräberfeldern Adnet und Untereching in Österreich (6.-8. Jh. n. Chr.) wurden an Trachtbestandteilen anhaftend zahlreiche organische Reste (Textilien, Leder, Stroh) entdeckt. Es liegen großteils leinwandbindige Stoffe feiner... more
Aus den Gräberfeldern Adnet und Untereching in Österreich (6.-8. Jh. n. Chr.) wurden an Trachtbestandteilen anhaftend zahlreiche organische Reste (Textilien, Leder, Stroh) entdeckt. Es liegen großteils leinwandbindige Stoffe feiner Qualität vor; an den Riemenzungen von Grab 2/Untereching finden sich auch gröbere leinwandbindige Textilien. Von diesem Fundort gibt es auch Nachweise von Spinnrichtungsmustern in einem und beiden Fadensystemen, zudem Köperbindung. In den frühmittelalterlichen Gräbern von Adnet und Untereching sind nicht nur Textilreste erhalten, die sich als Überreste von Kleidung interpretieren lassen, sondern auch das textile Innenfutter einer ledernen Messerscheide, dazu diverse Umwicklungen/ Umhüllungen von Gegenständen. Leder ist an Schnallen und Riemenzungen erhalten, wo es als Überrest der ledernen Riemen identifizierbar ist und mit den Metallgegenständen eine funktionale Einheit bildet. Das Leder an der Klinge eines Messers hingegen ist wohl der Rest der ledernen Messerscheide. Besonders die Strohreste aus Grab 2/Untereching geben einen interessanten Einblick in die frühmittelalterlichen Bestattungssitten, zeugen sie doch von einer Strohstreuung beziehungsweise strohgepolsterten Unterlage, auf die der Tote gebettet wurde.
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Avar age finds from the first half of the 7th century include several iron strap ends and belt fittings with damascene or coated decoration that are generally seen as related to Germanic groups. In the second half of the 7th century, this... more
Avar age finds from the first half of the 7th century include several iron strap ends and belt fittings with damascene or coated decoration that are generally seen as related to Germanic groups. In the second half of the 7th century, this changes: only three of the multiple types known from Italy and southern Germany in particular are represented amongst Avar finds. Each of these three types, however, is found at several sites: 1. Narrow fittings with depictions of faces (SD-phase 10, c. 650–670): found at 4 sites; 2. Iron belt fittings with wide longitudinal stripes and/or zig zag damascene decoration (SD 11, c. 670–700): found at 6 sites; 3. Iron belt fittings with coated stripe decoration (SD-phase 11, 670–700): found at 6 sites. This distribution pattern cannot be explained by the mere presence of Langobard or Baiuvarii groups within the Avar sphere. It ought rather to be seen as the result of traders offering their merchandise within this territory. The distribution of fittings with depictions of faces appears to indicate Italian origins, while the other two groups appear around Vienna and in southern Pannonia. As such, they may indicate a trade route running along the Danube that originated in Bavaria.
