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Auteur(s) : Mödlinger, Marianne
Titre(s) : Protecting the body in war and combat [Texte imprimé] : metal body armour in Bronze Age Europe / Marianne Mödlinger
Publication : Vienna : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (378 p.) : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Collection : Oriental and European Archaeology ; 6
Lien à la collection : Oriental and European archaeology
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-331)
This monograph provides for the first time a combined overview of all classes of metal
body armour from the European Bronze Age in a holistic perspective, combining discussion
of both traditional typo-chronologies and aspects of manufacture and use. The earliest
metal body armour recovered comes from Dendra, Greece, and dates to the first half
of the 15th century BC. However, the majority of metal body armour, including helmets,
cuirasses and greaves, derives from the European Late Bronze Age, c. 1200-950 BC.
This armour has been found from Iberia in the west to Cyprus in the east, and from
Sicily in the south to Denmark in the north, as well as in the Near East. It thus
derives from a wide geographical study area. Nevertheless, only around 30 cuirasses,
75 greaves and 120 helmets have so far been recovered. The development, manufacture
and use of this metal body armour across Europe remains unclear, even after more than
a century of research. Earlier studies were largely concerned with typo-chronological
aspects of this armour, whilst topics such as manufacturing techniques, efficacy and
technological observations were rarely addressed. This volume therefore brings together
both traditional artefact and metallurgical studies, as well as reconstructions of
manufacturing techniques, technological developments and innovations and use-wear
analysis. The monograph also provides much-needed detail concerning material characterisation,
in the form of alloy composition and microstructure analysis of a significant sample
of the original finds
Sujet(s) : Armures antiques -- Europe
Âge du bronze -- Europe
Indice(s) Dewey :
623.441 8 (23e éd.) = Armures (génie militaire)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783700177418. - ISBN 3700177410 (rel.)
EAN 9783700177418
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455616810
Notice n° :
FRBNF45561681
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