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Early Modern mercury production using ceramic vessels at Idrija, Slovenia

Kawashima, Takamune ; Rupnik, Janez ; Uchiyama, Junzo LU and Hudson, Mark (2026) In Antiquity 100(410).
Abstract

Preliminary results from the first archaeological excavations of Early Modern mercury-production sites at Idrija, Slovenia, confirm the use of ceramic vessels for mercury roasting following the techniques described in Agricola’s De re metallica, which was published in 1556.

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De re metallica, Early Modern, Eastern Europe, Idrija World Heritage Site, mercury
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Antiquity
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100
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410
publisher
Cambridge University Press
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  • scopus:105024490452
ISSN
0003-598X
DOI
10.15184/aqy.2025.10251
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English
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Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press.
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