RESUMENLa lectura funcional de las puntas de palmela ha generado cierta confusión. Se han interpretado como elementos de lanza, jabalina y flecha o exclusivamente como objetos de prestigio. Presentamos un trabajo experimental donde se evalúa la viabilidad de estas puntas en los tres tipos de armas. La colección incluye 36 puntas de palmela de cobre y bronce bajo en estaño, utilizadas sobre una presa, en pruebas de distancia y balística. Se trata también de determinar la función a partir de los contextos arqueológicos donde aparecen estas piezas. Los resultados arrojan luz sobre la posible utilización de estos objetos como armas eficaces. ABSTRACT The function of palmela points has generated a certain confusion, being interpreted as the tips of a lance, javelin and of an arrow or exclusively as elements of prestige. The aim of this work is to present the results of experimentation on a prey with 36 palmela arrowheads of copper and low tin-bronze, in tests of distance and also of ballistics. It is a question of determining also the function from the archaeological contexts where these pieces appear. The results throw light on the possible utilization of these objects as effective weapon.Palabras clave: Puntas de palmela; Arqueología experimental; Arqueometalurgia; Calcolítico; Edad del Bronce; Península Ibérica.
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