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BRONZE SPEAR/JAVELIN HEADS FROM THE HOMELAND MUSEUM IN HLOHOVEC. USE-WEAR ANALYSIS, XRF MEASUREMENTS AND RADIOCARBON DATING

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Wójcik J., Mitáš V., Tirpák J., Urminský J.

Študijné zvesti

2025

vol. 72

issue 1

113 – 145

This paper presents a detailed analysis of a set of bronze spear/javelin heads from the Urnfield cultures, stored in the Homeland Museum in Hlohovec (Vlastivedné múzeum v Hlohovci). Altogether, six artefacts originating from various archaeological sites in the Váh river basin are studied. Most of them characterized by strongly curved blades. The authors provide a typo-chronological, use-wear, and XRF analyses of these artefacts. In one particular case, a radiocarbon date from remnants of a wooden shaft preserved in the spearhead socket is published, highlighting a remarkable fact – the secondary reuse of this weapon in the Early Modern period. The paper also acknowledges that the distribution of the analysed types of spear/javelin heads extends beyond not only the museum’s collecting area but also Slovakia’s borders. Detailed studies of similar weapon assemblages from museum collections, including isolated Bronze Age finds, provide valuable insights into their usage and subsequent histories.

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BRONZE SPEAR/JAVELIN HEADS FROM THE HOMELAND MUSEUM IN HLOHOVEC. USE-WEAR ANALYSIS, XRF MEASUREMENTS AND RADIOCARBON DATING