Armor and Weaponry

Armor includes helmets, possible shields, possible greaves, and sheaths for blades. Not much remains in this category, most armor was probably constructed of boiled leather, or textiles with metal disks attached. Since leather and textiles are perishable, these do not remain in the archaeological record. Later examples of armor include scale armor made by sewing overlapping metal oblongs onto a linnen background.

Sheilds were made with wickerwork, boiled leather in a frame, or metal disks. They range in size from arm length and circular to body length and rectangular. Metal sheilds were usually small and circular because of the weight.

Helmets started out as cloth or boiled leather caps and transitioned into metal helmets. See helmets as a subcategory for more information.

Sheaths were also probably constructed of reeds/leather as evidenced by psudomorphs on the blades. A few metal sheaths do remain.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
15327F	31-16-584F	(none)	(none)	Clay sling bolts. Pear-shaped.
15327G	(none)	1930,1213.380	(none)	Clay sling bolts. Pear-shaped.
13729A	31-16-585	(none)	(none)	Clay sling bolts. Ball type.
13729B	(none)	1930,1213.378	(none)	Clay sling bolts. Ball type.
13728A	(none)	1930,1213.551	(none)	Clay sling bolts. Normal pointed type.
13728B	(none)	1930,1213.551	(none)	Clay sling bolts. Normal pointed type.
14251	31-17-256	(none)	(none)	Copper arrow butt. Type II.
9572	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Arrow(?) head Poker type, square in section with short solid tang Arrow type 8 [drawing] 1:1
11435	(none)	1929,1017.618	(none)	Copper arrow-prong. [drawing 1:1]
10836	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead Late triangular flanged type Type XI variant [drawing] 1:1
9301	(none)	(none)	B17016	Copper arrowhead [drawing] 1:1 Type 6 (New)
11749	(none)	1929,1017.522	(none)	Copper arrowhead with flat tang. Type I, C.
14440	31-17-225	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Flat hammered blade & square tang. Broken but complete. [drawing 1:2]
12104	(none)	1929,1017.614	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Barbed. type VIII.
3060	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Simple blade. [drawing 1:1]
1717	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Tang broken off. The head round in section. [drawing]
2830	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Triangular pattern. [drawing 1:1]
3061	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Triangular pattern. [drawing 1:1]
18872	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. [drawing 1:1]
8609	(none)	(none)	B17369	Copper arrowhead. [drawing 1:1] Type 5 (new)
11956	(none)	1929,1017.612	(none)	Copper arrowhead?(tip missing) [drawing]
13779D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowheads (three, one imperfect[A, B, C]) and one pronged arrow butt [D]. Type III A [drawing 1:1]
13779B	(none)	1930,1213.491	(none)	Copper arrowheads (three, one imperfect[A, B, C]) and one pronged arrow butt [D]. Type III A [drawing 1:1]
13779C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowheads (three, one imperfect[A, B, C]) and one pronged arrow butt [D]. Type III A [drawing 1:1]
13779A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowheads (three, one imperfect[A, B, C]) and one pronged arrow butt [D]. Type III A [drawing 1:1]