Abstract:The Vale of Glamorgan (fig. 1, 1) is the middle part of the coastal plain of South Wales. An undulating belt of country much dissected by river systems, its highest parts consisting of knolls and ridges which rarely achieve a height of more than 400 ft. above sea-level, it was occupied fairly intensively throughout prehistoric times. Round barrows are found scattered throughout its length. But they are particularly concentrated in one area in the middle portion of the Vale, where, between the ancient towns of … Show more
“…They can be classified provisionally by their degree of completeness and wear when deposited in the grave: In addition, it is likely that some objects were broken before being placed in the grave. The distribution on the grave plan of the arrowheads and arrowhead blanks shows clearly that they were not buried hafted, tied in a bundle or a quiver, as is known from some Beaker graves (Grimes 1938), but were scattered in small groups. The arrowhead blanks were probably deposited unhafted, perhaps in contrast to the finished barbed ones.…”
An intact Bell Beaker grave was discovered in February 1996 at Wellington Quarry, Marden, Herefordshire. The unmarked flat grave had no signs of a ditch or barrow, but may have been timber lined. It contained a tanged copper knife, a shale wristguard fragment, four barbed and tanged arrowheads, three arrowhead blanks, three flint knives, two triangular points or small daggers and four flint flakes. The adult male inhumation was accompanied by a complete, Maritime (AOO) Bell Beaker and may be dated to 2750–2500 BC (Late Neolithic). It belongs to Case's Group D. A notable feature of the grave goods is their different states of wear and completeness, varying from pristine to old, and including a fragment of a wristguard.
“…They can be classified provisionally by their degree of completeness and wear when deposited in the grave: In addition, it is likely that some objects were broken before being placed in the grave. The distribution on the grave plan of the arrowheads and arrowhead blanks shows clearly that they were not buried hafted, tied in a bundle or a quiver, as is known from some Beaker graves (Grimes 1938), but were scattered in small groups. The arrowhead blanks were probably deposited unhafted, perhaps in contrast to the finished barbed ones.…”
An intact Bell Beaker grave was discovered in February 1996 at Wellington Quarry, Marden, Herefordshire. The unmarked flat grave had no signs of a ditch or barrow, but may have been timber lined. It contained a tanged copper knife, a shale wristguard fragment, four barbed and tanged arrowheads, three arrowhead blanks, three flint knives, two triangular points or small daggers and four flint flakes. The adult male inhumation was accompanied by a complete, Maritime (AOO) Bell Beaker and may be dated to 2750–2500 BC (Late Neolithic). It belongs to Case's Group D. A notable feature of the grave goods is their different states of wear and completeness, varying from pristine to old, and including a fragment of a wristguard.
“…5). Beside the 13 arrowheads, six flint bifacial pieces were found (probably arrowhead rough-outs), a flint scraper and a flint planoconvex knife, an axe, two sandstone arrowshaft smoothers, a dagger and a chisel made of bronze as well as a pigmy cup (Grimes 1938). Again, the association of finished arrowheads, probable rough-outs and arrowshaft smoothers suggest that part of the Breach Farm grave goods could correspond to the set of an arrow producer.…”
The problem of the social dimension of technology and transformation seen in the perspective of the habitus has been repeatedly undertaken in various works. However, the complexity of these phenomena causes subsequent attempts to be presented and explained again in new contexts, bringing interesting observations. The edited volume aims to contribute to our better understanding of a system of embodied dispositions hidden under the term ‘habitus’. This will be achieved by presenting the latest studies in the social dimension of technology and transformation. These studies mainly cover the areas of Europe from Scandinavia to Italy and to the Balkans and from the British Isles to the Ukraine and to the North Caucasus. In one case, ethnoarchaeological field studies were conducted in distant Indonesia, but they are used to interpret the Hallstatt Culture in Europe. In the chronological dimension, they include the time from the Neolithic to the beginning of the Iron Age. Among the topics discussed are rock art, Trypillian megasites, stone axes and adzes, metallurgy, wagons, archery items, pottery produced on a fast wheel, mechanisms of cultural genesis, dualistic social systems and comments on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of practice, including the concept of habitus. The volume Habitus, the social dimension of technology and transformation is intended for international academia, representing an important set of information and interpretations for all archaeologists and readers interested in European prehistory.
“…(1, 3–5, 8 & 9: after Fitzpatrick 2011, 2 & 7: after Grimes 1944, 6: Mucking after Jones & Jones 1975, 10, 18 & 29: after Fox 1943, 11: after Worth 1900, 12 & 15: after Harding & Healy 2011, 13, 19, 24 & 30: after Barclay & Halpin 1999, 14, 17, 20 & 22: drawing C. Nicolas, 21 & 23: after Anon. 1787, 25–27: after Grimes 1938, 28: after Smith 1927) …”
Section: Arrowhead Distribution Raw Materials and Shape From Brittamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Accessory vessel (cup), copper alloy low flanged axehead, sandstone arrowshaft smoother, flint arrowheads, flint bifacial points (preforms? ), & flint tools (scrapers & knife) from Breach Farm barrow, Llanbleddian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales; note dagger and chisel not shown (UK-60) (1: after L’Helgouac’h 1970, 2: after Butler & Waterbolk 1974, 3: after Harrison et al 1999, 4: after Grimes 1938) Fig. 5b 5.…”
This article presents a comparative study of the arrowheads found in graves dating to between 2500 BC and 1700bcin 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.
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