Spectrographic investigation of hungarian archeological finds from the copper and bronze age

Abstract A method has been evolved for the spectrographic investigation of copper-base archeological finds. Drillings from the specimens are placed in the cup of a carbon electrode and excited by an a.c. are of anodic polarisation. The spectra are established using a special slit distributor with a two-step filter. Evaluation of spectra is carried out by visual comparison with spectra established with standards. The evolved method makes possible the classification of the archeological finds and, hence, conclusions to be drawn as regards their origin, age, etc.