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Early evidence for capacity standardisation in Western Europe. The vessels from Mailhac (Aude, France) 9th-7th centuries BC

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  • Thibaud Poigt
  • Alexis Gorgues
  • Antoine Dumas

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This paper presents an original study of the metrological characteristics of a series of vessels discovered in the necropolis of Le Moulin (Mailhac, southern France) and dated to the Late Bronze Age and the beginning of the Early Iron Age. A metrological study of the capacities of these artefacts is presented, based on a protocol of 3D modelling from 2D drawings to calculate the internal volumes of the vessels, and a series of mathematical and statistical analyses. The results make it possible to identify one of the earliest evidence for metrological practices based on capacity in Western Europe.

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  • Thibaud Poigt & Alexis Gorgues & Antoine Dumas, 2025. "Early evidence for capacity standardisation in Western Europe. The vessels from Mailhac (Aude, France) 9th-7th centuries BC," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(8), pages 1-23, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0326354
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326354
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