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Du clou à la charpente : fabrication, mise en oeuvre et tracéologie des clous de murus gallicus. L’exemple de Boviolles

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The use of iron nails is a hallmark of Celtic military architecture. These large nails have a particular interest for a technological approach to fortificationwalls with internal frame. Their method of manufacture may vary from case of the most strict economy to a disproportionate investment as raw material as in manufacturing time. Beyond the morphological analysis, a sustained attention to the traces of implementation readable on these nails bring additional informations. The woody traces fossilized by corrosion and the folds related to the driving of the nails make it possible to restore the dimensions of the beams, the assemblies and the methods of implementation.