Some remarks on the potential method of use of a bronze sword from grave no. 7429 from a Lusatian culture cremation cemetery in Domasław in the light of use-wear analysis
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https://doi.org/10.23858/PA69.2021.2109Keywords:
use-wear analysis, bronze sword, Lusatian culture, early iron age warfare, traceologyAbstract
The specific relationship between weapon-form and mode of use has become a subject of intense research regarding the martial practices of past societies. In recent years the application of wear analysis to bronze offensive weapons has allowed us to define their function on the basis of recognizable damage. This paper aims to present results of use-wear analysis conducted on a unique bronze sword that was found in Domasław, Poland in a cremation cemetery belonging to Lusatian culture. The sword reveals a broad range of traces, ones which may be attributed to respective fighting techniques. Another goal of the present work is to partially fill the research void which presently exists concerning warfare as practiced by the Lusatian culture people, and to point out the necessity of carrying out further studies of this kind.
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