03-28-2012, 06:04 AM
Brian,
You mentioned a sword. Perhaps my memory is playing up but I was under the impression that the remains of a scabbard had been found but not the sword that it originally contained. Do you have any more information on the sword you mentioned?
On the matter of the mask, if it really is a depression caused during the battle, I agree that it would not be either an artillery bolt or a pilum which caused the damage. Both would be likely to cause far more damage than what we are seeing. I think that a spear, being used with a jabbing, rather than a thrusting motion might do similar damage, as might a glancing hit from a light javelin or even a sharp stone shot from a sling.
Crispvs
You mentioned a sword. Perhaps my memory is playing up but I was under the impression that the remains of a scabbard had been found but not the sword that it originally contained. Do you have any more information on the sword you mentioned?
On the matter of the mask, if it really is a depression caused during the battle, I agree that it would not be either an artillery bolt or a pilum which caused the damage. Both would be likely to cause far more damage than what we are seeing. I think that a spear, being used with a jabbing, rather than a thrusting motion might do similar damage, as might a glancing hit from a light javelin or even a sharp stone shot from a sling.
Crispvs
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