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L'épée d'Onnen (Groningue, Pays-Bas), de la tourbière aux rayons X
2022
The Onnen sword was found in 1896 while exploiting a peat bog, about 1.5 m deep. It is a so-called “antennae” sword, named after the spirals at the top of the pommel and it dates back to last phase of the Bronze Age (ca. 9th century BC). The Groninger Museum now curates the sword with inventory number 1896/I 4. Although this sword is already mentioned in the archaeological literature, it was never correctly published. Its recent study in the cultural heritage agency of The Netherlands gives us a good opportunity to make a detailed presentation as well as to investigate its production techniques to discuss its possible origins.
L'armement à l'âge du Bronze final en Europe tempérée (XVIe -IXe siècles av. J.-C.) : éléments dispersés d'une « panoplie de guerrier » ?
2022
L'étude de la forme et de l'ornementation de l'armement offensif et défensif de l'âge du Bronze indique une standardisation des productions suivant des traditions qui varient selon la région et la période considérées. L'homogénéité de ces objets au sein d'un espace donné montre l'adhésion des utilisateurs de ces objets à une communauté partageant une même norme et identifiable par la possession d'objets à l'identité visuelle commune, qui n'est d'ailleurs pas limitée au cadre de l'armement. La forme et les décors standardisés de ces armes constituent un marqueur culturel-certains utilisateurs n'hésitant pas à modifier des pièces importées afin de les adapter aux habitudes locales-et révèlent…
Bronze of the Living, Bronze of the Dead
2023
In the area considered here, the funerary goods found in burials dating from the Late MBA to the beginning of the LBA (Bz C2 to Ha A1) are particularly rich, with a variety of bronze objects such as ornaments, clothing accessories, tools and weapons. Contemporary settlements only occasionally provide “lost” metal objects and deposits on land or in rivers remain rare. Is it possible from the objects found in excavated contexts (burials, settlements, hoards) alone to evaluate the bronze that circulated during the Late Bronze Age? How representative are the objects in these contexts of bronze production and do they really indicate the metal held within economic exchange networks? How can we de…