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
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
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
