A very great number of arrowheads and arrows of catapult was excavated from
"Le Puy d'Issolud" , probable site of the fight of Uxellodunum, given by Caesar, in
51 B.C. Till now, only a typological study was devoted to them. Here are
gathered the first data about microstructure and local analysis (OM, SEM, EDXS,
XR, microhardness HV) of weapons selected for their archaeological value. In the
same time were made: examination of metal (Fe-C alloys, between pure enough
iron and quasi-eutectoid steel), of corrosion layers and of the two types of residual
slags, produced during direct reduction or forging. This contributes to reach a better
approach of treatments and forging practice, during the Roman period.