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)
12239	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Poken type. Broken. Type I, B.
12204	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Poken type. Traces of bitumen round haft. Type I. B.
12252	30-12-342	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Poker type. Type I A.
12274	(none)	1929,1017.504	(none)	Copper Spear. Poker type. Type IB.
11131	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Slightly convex blade. Upper end of tang rounded in section, lower end (i.e. end nearest wooden handle) square. Type IV. [drawing]
12208	30-12-343	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Type II. B. [additional apparently unrelated notes and drawings on back of card]
12205	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Type VI. A.
12194	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Type VI. B.
9102	(none)	1928,1009.222	(none)	Copper spearhead fine example thus [drawing] Type 2 (New)
9902	(none)	225	(none)	Copper Spearhead Poker type rectangular action with bevelled edges short square tang Type VI
9175	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead Tip broken [drawing with measurements]
9903	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead Type__
10048	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead Very much like U.10047, but with a narrower and thicker blade Type I
8235	(none)	1928,1009.234	(none)	Copper spearhead (or butt?) The blade is a spike, rectangular in section, developing in the last 4 centimeters into a round hollow socket 30mm loop and 18mm in diameter (internal). [drawing]
8234	(none)	(none)	B16962	Copper spearhead or butt? Long rod rectangular in section, the tang slightly smaller in diameter, the shaft tapering to a stout point. [type] VI.
11573	(none)	1929,1017.503	(none)	Copper Spearhead poker type. [Type]VI
8208	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Straight sided with central rib and solid tang. Type 4 (new)
12440	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead.
14992	31-17-233	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. From 1 of the early graves.
12493	(none)	1929,1017.502	(none)	Copper spearhead. (broken into 3 pieces). Type VI A.
17659	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Broken but complete. Type not RC [drawing]
17608	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Point broken.
11722	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Poker pattern Type I B.
12138	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Poker type. Tip broken. Type [illegible, possibly S1, 511, XI, XII]
12605	30-12-340	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Type (knives) [Type IIe has been crossed out]