Signalling on a small scale. The decoration of armour to reinforce legionary identity at Mušov
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68081758%3A_____%2F24%3A00619540" target="_blank" >RIV/68081758:_____/24:00619540 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.11588/ak.2024.3.110267" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.11588/ak.2024.3.110267</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11588/ak.2024.3.110267" target="_blank" >10.11588/ak.2024.3.110267</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Signalling on a small scale. The decoration of armour to reinforce legionary identity at Mušov
Original language description
Recent archaeological research at Mušov-Burgstall in the Czech Republic, a key Roman military site during the Marcomannic Wars, has uncovered three armour scales with unique features. While Roman scale armour was usually left plain, these scales are decorated with embossing. They display a stylized laurel leaf, filled in with three dots representing hobnails. Both elements are known as emblematic symbols of the 10th legion used on legionary stamps. For the first time, these symbols are also seen on armour scales that date to the Marcomannic Wars. This discovery reinforces the importance of symbolism in military attire, highlighting its role in group identity and the need for psychological stability amid uncertainty. The finds contribute to a broader understanding of Roman military equipment, demonstrating not only their functional character but also their symbolic aspects.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA24-11397S" target="_blank" >GA24-11397S: Warfare as a catalyst of innovation. The evolution of Roman armour during the Middle Roman period through the lens of the Marcomannic Wars</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt
ISSN
0342-734X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
54
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
393-405
UT code for WoS article
001477385500007
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105003112760