G. Vavouranakis & I. Voskos (eds), Metioessa. Studies in Honor of Eleni Mantzourani (The Athens University Review of Archaeology (AURA) Supplement 10, 371–382, Athens, 2022
Bladed weapons from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, most notably spears, have typically been ... more Bladed weapons from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, most notably spears, have typically been regarded as status insignia rather than offensive weapons. This chapter addresses the issue of their functionality within the context of current research which suggests a more complex Middle Bronze Age than often assumed. It focuses on the large
number of spearheads found at Lapithos and takes account of recent literature on use-wear studies and metric analyses of bronze weapons from other parts of Europe to suggest that they were probably used in a close-combat fencing style of fighting. Their prevalence at Lapithos further suggests that many if not most men in this community were weapon-bearers. This investment in instruments of aggression was likely directed outward to protect Lapithos’ role in the management and distribution of copper and is viewed here in the context of increasing competition for control over mineral and other resources and signs of unrest across the island, including settlement abandonments and the
construction of the earliest forts.
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number of spearheads found at Lapithos and takes account of recent literature on use-wear studies and metric analyses of bronze weapons from other parts of Europe to suggest that they were probably used in a close-combat fencing style of fighting. Their prevalence at Lapithos further suggests that many if not most men in this community were weapon-bearers. This investment in instruments of aggression was likely directed outward to protect Lapithos’ role in the management and distribution of copper and is viewed here in the context of increasing competition for control over mineral and other resources and signs of unrest across the island, including settlement abandonments and the
construction of the earliest forts.
number of spearheads found at Lapithos and takes account of recent literature on use-wear studies and metric analyses of bronze weapons from other parts of Europe to suggest that they were probably used in a close-combat fencing style of fighting. Their prevalence at Lapithos further suggests that many if not most men in this community were weapon-bearers. This investment in instruments of aggression was likely directed outward to protect Lapithos’ role in the management and distribution of copper and is viewed here in the context of increasing competition for control over mineral and other resources and signs of unrest across the island, including settlement abandonments and the
construction of the earliest forts.
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