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| Title: | A typological assessment of Iron Age weapons in South Italy |
| Authors: | Inall, Yvonne Louise |
| Keywords: | Archaeology
South Italy
Iron Age
Weapons
Typology |
| Issue Date: | 22-Oct-2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Sydney. |
| Abstract: | Typologies, especially of spearheads, have been decried as inadequate by the
archaeological community. They have prevented the synthetic study of ancient
weapons and obscured cultural contacts, changes in form and distribution, and
changes in fighting style. This thesis presents new typologies of spearheads and
swords which are not based on aesthetics or the need to communicate a large amount
of material succinctly in the limited space of a site report. Rather, these typologies
attempt to perceive the functional characteristics of these weapon classes. The thesis
surveys a range of sites in Daunia, Basilicata and Southern Campania applying these
new typologies to large suites of weapons. From this assessment a number of
conclusions have flowed regarding cultural contacts between indigenous Southern
Italic groups and with immigrating groups of Villanovan and Greek origin. The
assessment reveals the variety of weapon forms in use and tracks changes over time.
These changes expose cultural transformations and alterations in fighting styles. The
tracking of paraphernalia often associated with weapons in modern scholarship has
also revealed some nuances in patterns of association with weapons which were not
previously apparent. |
| Description: | Master of Philosophy (MPhil) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5464 |
| Appears in Collections: | Sydney Digital Theses
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