Prehistoric Warfare and Violence by Andrea Dolfini & Rachel J. Crellin & Christian Horn & Marion Uckelmann

Author:Andrea Dolfini & Rachel J. Crellin & Christian Horn & Marion Uckelmann
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319788289
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Chronology and Typology

Traditional classifications of body armour rarely incorporate the full range of attributes needed to understand both technological and stylistic dimensions of these objects. Only greaves were recently classified by Clausing (2002) according to both criteria. Consequently, a new classification scheme is proposed here for helmets and cuirasses, whilst the classification of greaves broadly follows Clausing’s. A hierarchical approach will be used in this chapter to categorise the objects; in this, the armour will be grouped according to technological (class and subclass) and stylistic (type) traits. Since it is the aim of this chapter to focus especially on the manufacture and usage of body armour, chronological details will be touched upon briefly. The chronological classification of the armour follows Mödlinger (2017), which in turn relies on previous studies by Merhart (1941) and Hencken (1971), as presented in Tables 9.1 and 9.2.Table 9.1 Typo-chronological distribution of Bronze Age body armour in Europe

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