Ironworking technology and social complexity of rural comunities during the Early Medieval Ages

Información del proyecto

Basquesmith

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 746058

DOI

10.3030/746058

Proyecto finalizado el 30 Abril 2019

Fecha de la firma de la CE 3 Marzo 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2017

Fecha de finalización 31 Agosto 2019

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 158 121,60

Aportación de la UE

€ 158 121,60

Coordinado por

UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA
Spain

Objetivo

The application of scientific techniques to analyse archaeological materials has greatly influenced modern archaeology, providing archaeologists with the tools to generate datasets, such as those associated with chronological dating and chemical compositions, from which more rigorous interpretations can be developed. The Basquesmith project aims to investigate ironworking production during Early Medieval (EM) times by applying microscopic techniques on an assemblage of materials excavated in rural settlements in the Basque Country (northern Spain), a region renowned for the superior quality of its iron products. Characterisation of the manufacture and repair methods used, the quality of the utensils produced, and the debris generated, will provide valuable insight into which production occurred at the sites. The originality lies in the artefacts themselves as well as the archaeometallurgical approach to investigate these assemblages. Common utensils such as ladles or keys made from iron, which are exceptionally rare in EM rural contexts, allow ironworking to be explored on rural implements from rural communities rather than prestige items from urban contexts. This will result in a truly utilitarian project combining history, archaeology and materials science to investigate a much neglected area for EM Spain. Basquesmith is highly committed to EU's strategy endorsed in the field of Cultural Heritage and is in an excellent position to carry out this research through the promotion of such an interdisciplinary approach. Moreover, Basquesmith integrates the applicant’s knowledge in material science with a top level research group (GIPyPAC) at the University of Basque Country. This network will not only encourage dissemination of the research within the academic literature and spotlight the cultural heritage of the Basque region, but it will also provide a framework which can be applied to the evaluation of technology in rural communities at other archaeological sites.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• humanidades › historia y arqueología › historia › historia antigua
• humanidades › historia y arqueología › historia › historia medieval
• humanidades › historia y arqueología › arqueología › etnoarqueología
• ciencias naturales › ciencias físicas › óptica › microscopía › electron microscopy
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería de materiales › metalurgia

Palabras clave

• Material Analysis
• Archaeometallurgy
• Ironworking
• Early Medieval
• Peasantry
• Social Agency
• Craft Production
• Distribution Systems
• Consumption Patterns

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2016

Coordinador

UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 158 121,60
• Dirección: BARRIO SARRIENA S N ; 48940 LEIOA ; España
• Región: Noreste › País Vasco › Gipuzkoa
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 158 121,60