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Dissertations [ Брой: 2014, 9 ]

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Kamen Boyadzhiev. Weapons from the Chalcolithic Period in Bulgaria. (Dissertations, Volume 9), Sofia, NAIM-BAS. 2014. ISBN 978-954-9472-30-1. 231 pages, 44 illustrations, 6 maps
Introduction
7
Chapter I. Introduction in the problematic
11
Chapter II. History of research
15
Chapter III. Close combat weapons

III.1. Maces

III.2. Hammer axes
     III.2.1. Stone hammer axes
     III.2.2. Copper hammer axes
     III.2.3. Antler hammer axes

III.3. Double axes
     III.3.1. Stone double axes
     III.3.2. Copper double axes
     III.3.3. Antler double axes

III.4. Function of the shaft-hole axes

III.5. Double hammers

III.6. Development of close compbat weapons in Bulgarian Chalcolithic
19
Chapter IV. Distance combat weapons

IV.I. Slings
     IV.1.1. Clay sling-shots
     IV.1.2. Stone sling-shots

IV.2. Bows and arrows
     IV.2.1. Bows
     IV.2.2. Bone arrowheads
     IV.2.3. Copper arrowheads
     IV.2.4. Flint arrowheads

IV.3. Spears
     IV.3.1. Flint spearheads
     IV.3.2. Copper spearheads
     IV.3.3. Bone spearheads

IV.4. Spread and use of the arrowheads and spearheads
84
Chapter V. Development and distribution of weapons and evidence of armed conglicts in the Chalcolithic
133
Conclusions
145
Bibliography
147
163
Illustrations
181
Maps
227