Hellenistic warrior\'s grave found.

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Great,thanks. Yep,it's a typical about 50cm sword of the fith/fouth century bc and is that wood from the scabard?
Khaire
Giannis

[Laran]

is that wood from the scabard?

Not sure but seems unlikely that wood could have survived.

[Kineas]

Laran, any idea what those two bottles might be? the clay ones?

Laudes for the pics, BTW.

[Laran]

Laran, any idea what those two bottles might be? the clay ones?

Laudes for the pics, BTW.

Perhaps for wine or some other liquid that could be put aside a deceased person. May be experts can help.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Gaius Iulius Caesar wrote:

The scar seems relatively minor for a killing blow

Hi all,

if You look closer at the photos, You will see that he has two damages on his skull. The red arrow on the skull's right side is just visible. And both injuries seem to be echoed on the helmet - look closer, please. If You consider that a blow (perhaps with a dull sword) was heavy enough to deform the metall of the helmet and to deform the skull, then it seems likely to me that the two injuries caused the man's death.

Greets - Uwe

Not wanting to sound too sceptical but, I think the scar is too far from that point of damage to have been caused by that blow to be honest. The one at the back I would like to see in closer detail! Well spotted though.

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Laran, any idea what those two bottles might be? the clay ones?

Laudes for the pics, BTW.

One of them looks like an arybalos,the rounded one,which was used by athletes to keep oil when and after exercising. The other could have contained perfumes for the dead. They're too small for wine.
Khaire
Giannis