Reconstructing ancient linen body armor : unraveling the linothorax mystery /

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An extensive multiyear project in experimental archaeology, this study presents a thorough investigation of the linothorax, linen armor worn by the Greeks, Macedonians, and other ancient Mediterranean warriors. Because the linothorax was made of cloth, no examples of it have survived. As a result, e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aldrete, Gregory S.
Other Authors: Aldrete, Alicia, Bartell, Scott
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Linen > History.
Breastplates > Design and construction.
Armor, Ancient > Greece > Design and construction.
Toile > Histoire.
Linen
Greece
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ancient evidence for linen armor
  • Structural variants and decorations on type IV armor
  • What material was used to make type IV armor?
  • Reconstructing the linothorax
  • Arrow test methodology and materials
  • Arrow test results
  • Wearability issues
  • Economic and social considerations.

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