Arrows of power from Brittany to Denmark (2500-1700 BC)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.5" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.5" target="_blank" >10.1017/ppr.2017.5</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Arrows of power from Brittany to Denmark (2500-1700 BC)
Original language description
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.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
ISBN
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ISSN
0079-497X
e-ISSN
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Number of pages
41
Pages from-to
247-287
Publisher name
Cambridge University Press
Place of publication
Cambridge
Event location
Cambridge
Event date
Sep 27, 2017
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
UT code for WoS article
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