I am Adam Thiele, Ph.D. I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering. I am working as senior lecturer in the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Besides my scientific activity I am working as a smith as well. I use ΛdiThiel as a brand name for my hand made, forged products. The name The ArchaeoSmith ("a Bucavasgyúró" in Hungarian) explains my craftsman activity.

 

Nowadays, technological development rushes past the people of the machine-based technical civilisation, therefore they fail to understand the technological wonders that surround them. One of these is the thousand-year-old technology of iron smelting and forging. I regard the reviving and re-learning of the ancient knowledge of the Hungarian iron culture of the Middle Ages as my main objective.

 

My activity can be divided into three main groups:

- Scientific research on archaeometallurgy, cf. Research;

- Medieval Bloomery and Smith Shows, cf. Shows;

- Forging replicas of unique medieval iron artefacts, cf. Products.

 

Medieval iron smelting in the Iron Smelting Camp, 2012

 

29.01.2025
The 17th Iron Smelting Workshop will be held in Hungary, Somogyfajsz between the 4-8th July, 2025.

Poster: Download

Registration form: Download

More information, cf. Shows

29.01.2025
HírTV repor from the 16th Iron Smelting Camp: Watch here

19.07.2021

Report about the exparimental results of the 13th Iron Smeting Workshop (in hungarian): Download

 

14.01.2020
The 12th Iron Smelting Workshop will be held in Hungary, Somogyfajsz between the 10-14th July, 2020.

More information, cf. Shows

 

12.11.2019

New products are avaiable, cf. Products.

26.09.2019

New products are avaiable, cf. Products.

16.01.2019
The 11th Iron Smelting Workshop will be held in Hungary, Somogyfajsz between the 5-10th July, 2019.
More information, cf. Shows

13.02.2018
New publications are listed, cf. Research.

The 10th Iron Smelting Workshop will be held in Hungary, Somogyfajsz between the 6-11th July, 2018.

More information, cf. Shows

06.01.2017

New products are avaiable, cf. Products.

 

06.01.2017

The 9th Iron Smelting Workshop will be held in Hungary, Somogyfajsz between 1-5th July, 2017.

More information, cf. Shows

 

31.07.2016

Interviews and videos of the 8th Iron Smelting Workshop:

Watch here

Watch here

 

13.01.2016

The 8th Iron Smelting Workshop will be held in Hungary, Somogyfajsz between 2-6th July, 2016.

More information, cf. Shows

 

06.01.2016

New products are avaiable, cf. Products.

 

06.10.2015

Website refresh.

 

02.01.2015

7th Iron Smelting Workshop in Somogyfajsz, Hungary, between 1-5th of July 2015.

More information, cf. Shows

 

20.08.2014

The homepage is renewed and new products are avaiable, cf. Products.