Espadas y puñales del bronce final: el depósito de armas de Puertollano (Ciudad Real)

Authors

  • Ignacio Montero Ruiz Departamento de Prehistoria, Instituto de Historia, CSIC
  • Macarena Fernández Rodríguez Departamento de Prehistoria, Instituto de Historia, CSIC
  • Blanca Gómez Tubio Departamento de Prehistoria, Instituto de Historia, CSIC
  • M.ª Ángeles Ontalba Salamanca Departamento de Prehistoria, Instituto de Historia, CSIC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2002.54

Keywords:

Hoard, Late Bronce Age, Weapons, Swords, Daggers, PIXE Analysis, Technology

Abstract


This paper deals with the technological study of a new Late Bronce Age hoard found in Puertollano (Ciudad Real). This hoard is a singular found in the context of Iberian Peninsula due to the number of items (14 swords and daggers and 1 fragment of ferrule) and all of them are weapons. Elemental analysis by PIXE shows a Copper-Tin alloy with very low impurity pattern. A general comment about the real use of this weapons is included.

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Published

2002-12-30

How to Cite

Montero Ruiz, I., Fernández Rodríguez, M., Gómez Tubio, B., & Ontalba Salamanca, M. Ángeles. (2002). Espadas y puñales del bronce final: el depósito de armas de Puertollano (Ciudad Real). Gladius, 22, 5–28. https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2002.54

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