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)
1124	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze arrowhead. [drawing 1:1]
1135	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flint implement. arrowhead? [drawing 1:1]
11435	(none)	1929,1017.618	(none)	Copper arrow-prong. [drawing 1:1]
11506	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flint arrowhead. [drawing 1:1]
11524A	(none)	1929,1017.615	(none)	[A-C] 3 Copper arrowheads. (A and B) slender type; (C) hair-pin type (broken.) [drawing 1:1]
11524B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 3 Copper arrowheads. (A and B) slender type; (C) hair-pin type (broken.) [drawing 1:1]
11524C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 3 Copper arrowheads. (A and B) slender type; (C) hair-pin type (broken.) [drawing 1:1]
11573	(none)	1929,1017.503	(none)	Copper Spearhead poker type. [Type]VI
1158	(none)	(none)	B15760	Bronze arrowhead. P. [drawing 1:1]
11722	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Poker pattern Type I B.
11724A	(none)	1929,1017.652	(none)	Copper Tools. [A] A trowel-like instrument, flat bladed; lying symmetrically on the blade & oxidized on to it are 3 small tools. [B] With these a whetstone, a flat pebble circular in shape, drilled at one corner for suspension and inscribed.
11749	(none)	1929,1017.522	(none)	Copper arrowhead with flat tang. Type I, C.
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]
1203	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze arrowhead. [drawing 1:1]
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.