Abstract
Are the imposing, decorated copper-alloy shields of Bronze Age Europe symbolic objects or functioning weapons? The author undertakes new analysis and experiments to conclude that whether bronze, leather or wood, all shields had a range of purpose in which the ceremonial and homicidal could rarely be completely isolated.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
General Arts and Humanities,Archeology
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