Technology of Manufacturing Knives X-Xii Century From the Territory of the Mohiliov Dnieper Region According to Metallography Data

The article presents the results of a metallographic study of the structures of 11 knives of the X–XII centuries from the materials of archaeological works on the territory of individual monuments of the Mogilev Dnieper Region (Drutsk, Stary Shklov, Mstislavl). The study of the samples was carried out according to standard methods in the materials science laboratory of the Euphrosyne Polotskaya State University of Polotsk. As a result, it was established that the most common products in the sample were manufactured using technological welding - a three-layer package and welding of a steel blade on an iron base. The predominance of packaging during the manufacture of the examined knives confirms the dating of the samples mainly in the X–XII centuries.