TY - GEN
T1 - Clockwise or anti-clockwise?
T2 - A method for distinguishing Roman from medieval mail armour
AU - Wijnhoven, Martijn A.
N1 - Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World – Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018, Band 48
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Seemingly insignificant details in material culture can be highly informative, especially when studied from a long-term perspective. The direction in the overlap of riveted mail rings is one such detail. This feature can determine whether mail armour is Roman or Medieval. Roman mail has riveted rings with a clockwise overlap, while Medieval mail is invariably anti-clockwise. In addition, the direction of the overlap, together with the type of rings used in a mail coat, confirms the existence of an autonomous mail production in the Barbaricum, beyond the Roman Empire.
AB - Seemingly insignificant details in material culture can be highly informative, especially when studied from a long-term perspective. The direction in the overlap of riveted mail rings is one such detail. This feature can determine whether mail armour is Roman or Medieval. Roman mail has riveted rings with a clockwise overlap, while Medieval mail is invariably anti-clockwise. In addition, the direction of the overlap, together with the type of rings used in a mail coat, confirms the existence of an autonomous mail production in the Barbaricum, beyond the Roman Empire.
UR - https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/catalog/book/761/
U2 - 10.11588/propylaeum.761.c10620
DO - 10.11588/propylaeum.761.c10620
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783969290101
T3 - Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World
SP - 25
EP - 46
BT - The Production of Military Equipment – Fabricae, Private Production and More
A2 - Hoss, Stefanie
PB - Propylaeum
CY - Heidelberg
ER -