JCA Archives

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Essays & Analysis

Long-form studies on objects, historical context, attribution, collecting ethics, and material evidence.

The Signature Problem
The Circle That Is Not Equal
An Old Blade in a New War
Reading the Tang
Made in 1916, Still in Service
Built to Last
What the Shell Became
Iron Socketed Lanceolate Spear/Pike Head
The Cross Between the Eagles
A Sword Made for War, Signed Like Art
The Collection
Research Methodology