Yes / The biographical approach has been applied to many studies of European prehistoric metal
working which frequently discuss the potential for recycling metalwork through melting to
create new objects, drawing influence from the many ‘founders hoards’ known from across
Europe. An agglomerate of half
molten bronze objects from Switzerland suggests that such
recycling practices occurred there, although previous archaeometallurgical analysis has
indicated that such practices were temporally limited. This article focuses on an alternative
form of recycling — the direct conversion of one object into another through cutting and
reshaping — observed on several razors from Late Bronze Age (LBA) lake
dwelling contexts
in Switzerland. Atypical decorative motifs on these razors identify them as having been cut
from arm or legring jewellery pieces. It is suggested that these ‘ringrazors’ were valued
as individualized objects and created as personal mnemonic devices. / Swiss National Science Foundation
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/9539 |
| Date | 2013 April 1924 |
| Creators | Jennings, Benjamin R. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Accepted manuscript |
| Rights | © 2014 McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Full-text reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy., Unspecified |
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