For blacksmiths, are advanced technical skills the way to achieve elite status ? The case of the Western Hallstatt area during the transition between first and second Iron Ages

Anne Filippini (1, 2)

1 TRACES - Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
2 EVEHA (Etudes et valorisations archeologiques)

Keywords: Iron Ages; Western Hallstatt; artisans; status

Domains: Archaeology and Prehistory

Anne Filippini. For blacksmiths, are advanced technical skills the way to achieve elite status ? The case of the Western Hallstatt area during the transition between first and second Iron Ages. Artisans versus nobilty ? Multiple identities of elites and 'commoners' viewed through the lens of crafting from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Ages in Europe and the Mediterranean, Sidestone Press, pp.191-208, 2017, 9088903972. ⟨hal-02063175⟩