The function of Chalcolithic metalwork in Italy: an assessment based on use-wear analysis

Use-Wear and Residue Analysis in Archaeology

“…119-120), which would indicate successive resharpening events on a specific part of the implement. There are also some comprehensive sets of technological, use or destruction marks related to Late Bronze Atlantic swords (Quilliec 2007) or to a Chalcolithic metallic assemblage (Dolfini 2011) The plastic capacity of metal to deform generates a significant morphological diversity of marks.…”

“…In any case, weapons are the type of metallic object that is getting more attention from researchers, judging from the papers on daggers (Wall 1987), swords (Bridgford 1997;Kristiansen 2002;Quilliec 2007), spear heads (York 2002;Appleby 2003), halberds (O'Flaherty 2007;Brandherm 2004), Palmela points (Gutiérrez et al 2010;Gutiérrez et al in press), shields (Coles 1979;Malloy 2004) or the technology and functionality of Bronze Age weaponry documented in the recent edition by Uckelmann and Mödlinger (2011). Attention has been paid to axes as well (Kienlin and Ottaway 1998;Roberts and Ottaway 2003;Moyler 2008;Dolfini 2011). An experimental approach to marks left on different materials by such tools as punches, saws and knifes/daggers was carried out in recent years (Gutiérrez Sáez et al 2008;Gutiérrez and Soriano 2008).…”

Tecnología, tipología y cronología de las fíbulas de codo antiguas del “tipo Monachil” y sus relaciones mediterráneas

“…De modo minoritario, aunque creciente en los últimos años, se ha incorporado la metalografía y la identificación de huellas de trabajo o uso en diversos tipos de objetos . Los mecanismos de oxidación y corrosión que afectan al metal de base cobre han sido un factor determinante para el análisis de las huellas de uso en su investigación (Soriano y Gutiérrez 2009;Dolfini 2011;Li et al 2011), a diferencia de lo que ha sucedido en los metales nobles (Perea y García 2012) .…”

Metalwork wear analysis: The loss of innocence

“…Use-wear (or usewear) analysis is the one used most widely in the literature 58 (e.g. Dolfini, 2011;Gordon, 1985;Kampaus, 2006;Kienlin and Ottaway, 1998). The term, 59 borrowed from lithic microwear studies, refers to the wear visible on the edges and surfaces 60 of an object, which is caused by use (1) (Hayden, 1979;Marreiros et al, 2015;Odell, 2004).…”

“…The analysis of the dental casts or objects normally involves the examination of the traces 287 under a low-power, incident-light microscope, working at magnification ranging from x5 to halogen desk lamps placed on either side of the microscope), which can be especially useful 298 for highlighting faint traces (Dolfini, 2011). When working with the objects it is also 299 important to devise identification and recording procedures that allow for the accurate 300 positioning and cross-referencing of the marks observed.…”