01-26-2006, 09:01 AM
Quote:Vortigern Studies:3flejo4w Wrote:Hey Robert - might that not be because they were made of wood? 8)aitor iriarte:3flejo4w Wrote:Our plumbatas weigh around 300 grams. Most of them break on impact and we're start to wonder if that is not a more or less intended 'mishap' (A broken plumbata cannot be sent back... :wink: )That might in some cases explain why we find broken plumbatae, but never a sign of the shaft.
Good point, but I was thinking that wood is not always lost, traces do turn up. So far, except from traces within the lead weight, no plumbata found so far shows any trace of the shaft.
Robert Vermaat
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THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
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