PIXE analysis of Late Bronze Age situlaefrom the eponymous Hajdb?sz?rmny-Csege-halom Ihoard and Sny?-Dajkahegy, Northeastern Hungary

The paper introduces the particle-induced X-ray emission analysis (PIXE) of two Hajduboszormeny-type situlae from the eponymous Hajduboszormeny I hoard (collection of the Hungarian National Museum, Budapest) and Senyo (collection of the Josa Andras Museum, Nyiregyhaza). Both situlae are represent-ative types of the period between 1080 and 960 BC, Ha B1, or the 'Hajduboszormeny hoard horizon' of the Hungarian Late Bronze Age. The obtained results are significant in that they are the very first to characterise the classic Hajduboszormeny-type situla from their core distribution area, i.e., the region where this metal vessel type was presumably produced. The paper is focused on a description of the ele-mental composition of these tin bronze vessels, with particular attention on the grouping of their accom-panying elements and the ratio of tin. The PIXE results suggest that a rather homogenous raw material was used to produce and repair these objects, which can be correlated with the CG16 Copper Group. The ratio of tin was relatively high, mostly around 9-10 wt%; low values were only identified on one of the repaired parts of the Senyo situla and a secondarily attached copper rivet