Experimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation

This paper relates to a study of experimental archaeology, executed by Ruben Cataldo, about the forging methods used to produce some replicas of two metal points found during the archaeological excavations carried out between 1992 and 1996 by the University of Salento in the medieval village Quattro...

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Autor principal:	Ruben Cataldo
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	EXARC 2019
Materias:	metallurgy bow and arrow iron early middle ages late middle ages italy Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5994defbb45d429f9323d379f061b0e12021-12-01T14:42:34ZExperimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/5994defbb45d429f9323d379f061b0e12019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10441https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956This paper relates to a study of experimental archaeology, executed by Ruben Cataldo, about the forging methods used to produce some replicas of two metal points found during the archaeological excavations carried out between 1992 and 1996 by the University of Salento in the medieval village Quattro Macine (translated Four Millstones), located in the municipality of Giuggianello, a small town in Southern Apulia (South-East Italy). This study has been made by forging several replicas of these two particular finds, describing the step by step forging process of both artefacts. The study also focused on the interpretation problem between arrowheads and crossbow bolt heads, reflecting on the differences between the two types of weapons, and trying to formulate an idea of how to properly interpret the artefacts, to guarantee a certainty on this kind of analysis. The interesting thing about these two points is that not many similar finds have been discovered in the whole area, and none have been found in rural settings like Quattro Macine. For this reason, this study has been made with the aim of trying to understand whether these heads were forged in situ or if they were imported products, and moreover to understand why the village’s inhabitants needed them (Cataldo, 2017).Ruben CataldoEXARCarticlemetallurgybow and arrowironearly middle ageslate middle agesitalyMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2019/3 (2019)
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description	This paper relates to a study of experimental archaeology, executed by Ruben Cataldo, about the forging methods used to produce some replicas of two metal points found during the archaeological excavations carried out between 1992 and 1996 by the University of Salento in the medieval village Quattro Macine (translated Four Millstones), located in the municipality of Giuggianello, a small town in Southern Apulia (South-East Italy). This study has been made by forging several replicas of these two particular finds, describing the step by step forging process of both artefacts. The study also focused on the interpretation problem between arrowheads and crossbow bolt heads, reflecting on the differences between the two types of weapons, and trying to formulate an idea of how to properly interpret the artefacts, to guarantee a certainty on this kind of analysis. The interesting thing about these two points is that not many similar finds have been discovered in the whole area, and none have been found in rural settings like Quattro Macine. For this reason, this study has been made with the aim of trying to understand whether these heads were forged in situ or if they were imported products, and moreover to understand why the village’s inhabitants needed them (Cataldo, 2017).
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title	Experimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation
title_short	Experimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation
title_full	Experimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation
title_fullStr	Experimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation
title_full_unstemmed	Experimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation
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Experimental Analysis of Metal Points from Quattro Macine: Reproduction and Interpretation

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