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)
11750B	(none)	1929,1017.589	(none)	Group. Copper weapons. (A) Harpoon: type VIII. (B-C) 2 arrowheads (D) Copper drill (?) square in section with short tang. NB: the harpoon & 2 arrows (of this type) would seen to form a rectangular set: cf. PG 1078.
11750C	(none)	1929,1017.613	(none)	Group. Copper weapons. (A) Harpoon: type VIII. (B-C) 2 arrowheads (D) Copper drill (?) square in section with short tang. NB: the harpoon & 2 arrows (of this type) would seen to form a rectangular set: cf. PG 1078.
11750D	30-12-344	(none)	(none)	Group. Copper weapons. (A) Harpoon: type VIII. (B-C) 2 arrowheads (D) Copper drill (?) square in section with short tang. NB: the harpoon & 2 arrows (of this type) would seen to form a rectangular set: cf. PG 1078.
11764	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Type I, A.
11829	(none)	1929,1017.475	(none)	Flint arrowhead.
11886	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Type I, B.
11893	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Type I, A.
11956	(none)	1929,1017.612	(none)	Copper arrowhead?(tip missing) [drawing]
12103	30-12-341	(none)	(none)	Spearhead. Copper, poker type. Type I.
12104	(none)	1929,1017.614	(none)	Copper arrowhead. Barbed. type VIII.
12105A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 arrowheads. Barbed. Copper. Type VII. C.
12105B	30-12-333	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 arrowheads. Barbed. Copper. Type VII. C.
12106	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spearhead. Copper. Type VI, A.
12117B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Copper arrowheads. Harpoon type. 1 broken.
12138	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Poker type. Tip broken. Type [illegible, possibly S1, 511, XI, XII]
12147A	(none)	1929,1017.617	(none)	[A-C] Copper arrow butts. Forked ends. Type III.
12194	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Type VI. B.
12204	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Poken type. Traces of bitumen round haft. Type I. B.
12205	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Type VI. A.
12208	30-12-343	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Type II. B. [additional apparently unrelated notes and drawings on back of card]
12239	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Poken type. Broken. Type I, B.
12252	30-12-342	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Poker type. Type I A.
12268	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Type VI. A.
12274	(none)	1929,1017.504	(none)	Copper Spear. Poker type. Type IB.
12323	30-12-263	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Broken in 3 places. Type VI. A.