Overview
This research presents a study of scythes and sharp-edged, bladed, handled agricultural tools from Gaul, based on a survey of archaeological finds. This survey deals only with completely preserved objects and represents the only catalogue of Gallo-Roman scythes to date. This catalogue contains 27 entries of scythes, representing in all 40 entries. These implements have been assessed according to the way they were supposedly used: either frontal cutting tools or lateral cutting tools.
- | Author: André Marbach
- | Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
- | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2012
- | Number of Pages: 188 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1407309668
- | ISBN-13: 9781407309668
