Agriculture and ironwork in the Middle Ages: new evidence of bone anvils in Spain

This paper analyzes and discusses the production and utilization of bone anvils across Europe in light of new evidence found in the Bas-que Country and Madrid, emphasizing the important social and economical function of these tools. A general overview of the stage of the research about these tools and about serrated sickles that were manufactured using them will be given. As an appendix, a catalogue of the evidence that has been published until now is offered.