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Arrows of power from Brittany to Denmark (2500-1700 BC)
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SYSNO ASEP 0506347 Document Type C - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.) R&D Document Type Conference Paper Title Arrows of power from Brittany to Denmark (2500-1700 BC) Author(s) Nicolas, Clément (ARU-G) Number of authors 1 Source Title Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 83. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 - ISSN 0079-497X Pages s. 247-287 Number of pages 41 s. Publication form Print - P Action Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Event date 27.09.2017 - 27.09.2017 VEvent location Cambridge Country GB - United Kingdom Event type EUR Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords arrowhead ; flint ; stone ; Brittany ; Armorican Massif ; Great Britain ; Denmark ; Atlantic Europe ; typology ; raw materials ; technology ; experimental archaeology ; use-wear analysis Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OECD category Archaeology Institutional support ARU-G - RVO:67985912 EID SCOPUS 85030853865 DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.5 Annotation This article presents a comparative study of the arrowheads found in graves dating to between 2500 BC and 1700 BC in north-west France, southern Britain and Denmark. The aim is to characterise their modes of production and functions during a period which successively sees the introduction of copper then bronze metallurgy, the former accompanying the appearance of Bell Beaker pottery and associated practices in these areas. Several modes of production are proposed, from individual manufacture by Bell Beaker-using warriors to specialist production for elite use during the Early Bronze Age. Over and above their function as weapons - arguably associated more with interpersonal combat than with hunting - arrowheads served to portray and emphasise the social status of the individuals. In the case of the Early Bronze Age Armorican arrowheads, they should be regarded as ‘sacred’ objects, made for display and enhancing the power of the chiefs. Lastly, arrows are placed in the broader perspective of major trends affecting Europe during the Bell Beaker period and then the Early Bronze Age, while the distribution of arrowheads with slanted barbs suggests the operation of an Atlantic cultural complex. Workplace Institute of Archaeology (Prague) Contact Lada Šlesingerová, slesingerova@arup.cas.cz, Tel.: 257 014 412 Year of Publishing 2020
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