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Project

Production and diffusion of bronze age solid-hilted swords in Western Europe.
Code
01CD6321
Duration
01 March 2022 → 30 June 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
    • Archaeology of the Low countries or Belgium
    • Protohistoric archaeology
Keywords
Bronze Age Weaponry Craftsmanship Chaîne opératoire Exchange networks Belgium Western Europe German English French Dutch Comparative Geographic and map based Quantitative Protohistory (Bronze Age, Iron Age) Archaeology
 
Project description

This project aims at getting a better understanding of Bronze Age large scale exchange networks in Europe through the study of the production of solid-hilted swords. These objects were largely used all over Europe and were exchanged over long distances. Studying production techniques will enable us locating production centres and proposing models explaining their distribution.