Nové nálezy medených sekeromlatov typu Pločnik, Szendrő, Handlová a Siria zo Slovenska

The contribution describes four rare finds of early Copper Age copper hammer-axes of Pločnik, Szendrő, Handlová and Şiria types, which it evaluates in a broader theoretical context. All originate in the western half of Slovakia and relate to the Epilengyel-Cultural circuit, represented by the Ludanice group, and the adjoining Bajč-Retz group. XRF analysis showed that they were cast from metal with high copper content (>99%) with trace amounts of Sb and Bi. While the presence of silver is usually considered as one of the characteristic features of copper of Slovak provenance, and arsenic is characteristic of Handlová type copper specifically, the presence of neither of these elements has been documented.