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)
17682	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear. Copper. Slightly ribbed; square tang. Type as U.17359. [drawing 1:1]
17687	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear. Copper. Ribbed; broken tang. [drawing 1:1]
17714	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Flint. Point missing. [drawing 1:1]
17723A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 arrowheads. [originally recorded as 2 miniature cutting tools] Flint. Chisel shaped type. [drawing 1:1]
17795	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear copper. With tang. [drawing]
17876	(none)	1932,1008.84	(none)	Flint arrowhead. Leaf shaped: of black flint. The base broken away. [drawing 1:1]
17914A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 spears. Copper [Type] 5? [drawing]
17916	(none)	(none)	(none)	Dagger. Copper. Rectangular tanged. [Type] 1 new.
17922	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear. Copper. Not RC.
17944	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowheads. Flint. Leaf shaped. [drawing 1:1]
17953	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Copper. Triple winged. [drawing 1:1]
17954	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Iron. Round tanged. [drawing 1:1]
17987	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Iron. For drawing see U.17969.
17988	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Copper. For drawing see U.17969.
17989	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Copper. For drawing see U.17969.
17990	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Copper. For drawing see U.17969.
17991	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Copper. For drawing see U.17969.
17992	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Copper. For drawing see U.17969.
18288A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-I] Arrowheads. Copper (or bronze?). 5 of type A, 4 of type B. [drawing 1:1]
18712A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Flint arrowheads. Barbed. 5 in all. [drawing 1:1]
18753	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Bronze. Three-flanged type. [drawing 1:1]
18779	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flint arrowhead. Finely chipped; almost black flint. [drawing 1:1]
18872	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. [drawing 1:1]
19153	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze arrowheads. Type 2.
19207	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze spearhead. Type 5b.