Arrows of power from Brittany to Denmark (2500-1700 BC)

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.5" target="_blank" >10.1017/ppr.2017.5</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Arrows of power from Brittany to Denmark (2500-1700 BC)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Arrows of power from Brittany to Denmark (2500-1700 BC)

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

ISBN

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ISSN

0079-497X

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

41

Strana od-do

247-287

Název nakladatele

Cambridge University Press

Místo vydání

Cambridge

Místo konání akce

Cambridge

Datum konání akce

27. 9. 2017

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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