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)
17042C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Spearheads. Copper. Barbed. Solid tang. [drawing 1:5]
17046	31-43-561	(none)	(none)	Iron object. Spoon like in appearance. [drawn in] section [drawing 1:1]
1717	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Tang broken off. The head round in section. [drawing]
17359	31-43-558	(none)	(none)	Spear. Iron. Thick blade, very slightly convex. [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:5]
17444	(none)	1931,1010.313	(none)	Lance head. Iron. With long tang. [drawing 1:1] [drawing 1:2]
17445	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear head. Iron. Barbed.
17608	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Point broken.
17616	(none)	1935,0113.405	(none)	Spear. Copper. Circular shaft, square tang.
17619A	(none)	1935,0113.406	(none)	[A-B] 2 Spears. Copper. Circular shaft; square tang; binding at junction of shaft and tang. [drawing]
17619B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Spears. Copper. Circular shaft; square tang; binding at junction of shaft and tang. [drawing]
17659	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Broken but complete. Type not RC [drawing]
17670	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spearhead. Copper. Broken in half; broken tang. [drawing 1:2]
17679	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear. Copper. Flat; tang broken. [drawing 1:1]
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]
17723B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 arrowheads. [originally recorded as 2 miniature cutting tools] Flint. Chisel shaped type. [drawing 1:1]
17725	32-40-86	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Chert. Tang and point broken. [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]
17914B	(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.