New elements for the definition of swords "Thapsos type" from Bronze Age contexts in Sicily

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of metal weapons from contexts of southern Italy and Sicily between the half of 15th and the half of 13th century BC. Weapons and related military schemes seem to develop gradually through the definition of standards of technology and function, traditionally associated to the swords of Pertosa Type. The accurate analysis of many specimens from Sicily allowed to make clear the level of relations/differences in the weapons of treated contexts, in order to define the "Thapsos Type", distinct and independent from Pertosa Group

Keywords

• Sicilia
• Età del Bronzo
• Contesti funerari
• Armi
• Tipologia