Metalwork wear-analysis has now been practised for over two decades. In this paper the
authors present the achievements of the discipline and critically assess the methodologies …

The article presents a new picture of sword fighting in Middle and Late Bronze Age Europe
developed through the Bronze Age Combat Project. The project investigated the uses of …

This chapter reevaluates the evidence and interpretation of early metallurgical practices and
products in the central Mediterranean region, from the Middle Neolithic to the Early Bronze …

This paper discusses an interdisciplinary research project testing the efficiency of European
Bronze Age axes through experiments with replica tools and the usewear analysis of …

Abstract The Late Neolithic and Copper Age were a time of change in most of Europe.
Technological innovations including animal traction, the wheel, and plow agriculture …

Este trabajo pretende sintetizar los datos disponibles sobre la jerarquización social en el
mundo Argárico que proceden de cuatro grandes contextos: 1) las diferencias internas en …

Weaponry is one of the most widespread categories of metalwork from the European Bronze
Age. Different lines of evidence point out that violent encounters and martial values played a …

This study seeks to discuss the origins and early spread of metal technology in the central
Mediterranean region. Neolithic and Copper Age evidence of metal-working and metal …

The paper discusses results of an interdisciplinary research project integrating lead isotope,
chemical, and archaeological analysis of 20 early metal objects from central Italy. The aim of …

Use-wear analysis of metallic objects had a late start when compared to lithic use-wear
studies, but an enthusiastic one, focusing mainly on the functionality of prehistoric weapons …