Jevtić, Miloš, Ljuština, Marija, Vasić, Rastko, Filipović, Vojislav, Jevtić, Miloš, Ljuština, Marija, Vasić, Rastko, and Filipović, Vojislav
Proučavanje naoružanja i ratničke opreme u kulturama bronzanog i gvozdenog doba na teritoriji centralnog i jugoistočnog Balkana nije detaljnije proučavano još od osvita arheologije na ovim prostorima. Pojedine monografije ili njihovi delovi u svome fokusu imale su i ovo pitanje, ali se njime bavilo ili u uskom predmetnom kontekstu, ili pak u širokom prostornom kontekstu. Period koji je obuhvaćen ovim radom obuhvata otprilike jedan milenijum, a reč je o poznom bron- zanom i starijem gvozdenom dobu, odnosno o vremenu između 1500/1450. godine pre n.e. i 450/425. godine pre n.e., tj. srednjoevropske hronološke faze od početka pe- rioda Br C pa do kraja perioda Ha D. Ova teza imala je za cilj izradu kompleksne analize naoružanja i ratničke opreme na pomenutim prostorima, s obzirom na to da u dosadašnjim radovima toj problematici nije poklanjana adekvatna pažnja, i, da do sada ovim predmetima u celini nije posvećena ni jedna sintetska monogra- fija, ili manja celovita publikacija. Početni metodološki postupak bilo je sakupljanje već objavljene građe sa is- traživanog područja, ali i neposredni uvid u inventar muzejskih zbirki, tamo gde je to moguće i gde je takav materijal dosupan. U uvodnom delu dati su osnovni po- daci o geografiji, topografiji i geologiji razmatrane teritorije, sa naglaskom na rudnim ležištima metala, važnih u kontekstu proizvodnje oružja i ratničke op- reme. Takođe, detaljno su analizirane prirodne i istorijske komunikacije i puni pravci na ovoj teritoriji, važni zbog potencijalnih prodora određenih kultura i transporta/trgovine određenih tipova oružja u istraživanom periodu. U sledećem poglavlju precizirani su i definisani hronološki okviri teme, zatim arheološke kulture koje obuhvataju pomenuti period i teritoriju, dok su na kraju prikazane osnovne klase oružja i ratničke opreme sa detaljnim opisom primeraka i osnovnom tipologijom koja je korišćena u katalogu predmeta. Najobimniji deo rada svakako predstavlja katalog nalaza, u kojem su obrađeni svi, A study of the weapons and warrior equipment in the cultures of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age on the territories of the Central and South-east Balkans was not subject of a detailed study since the very beginnings of archeology in this areas. Some monographs were focused completely or partially on this question, but either the object selection was very narrow or the territory was very wide. The period covered by this work includes roughly one millennium, and it talks about Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, and a time frame between 1500/1450 BC and 450/425 years BC, i.e. Central European chronological phases from the beginning of the period Br C until the end of the period of Ha D. The aim of this thesis is to develop complex analysis of weapons and warrior equipment on the territories mentioned above, since previous works did not paid adequate attention to this subject, and because of the fact that so far these cases as a whole was not committed no synthetic monograph or less comprehensive publication. The initial methodological procedure was gathering materials from the studied areas that were already published, as well as by direct accessing to the inventory of museum collections, where possible and where such material was available. The introductory section provide basic information about geography, topography and geology of the studied territory, with the accent on metal ore deposits, which are important in the context of the production of weapons and war equipment. Also, detailed analysis was paid to natural and historical communications and roads on this territory, which are important because of possible breakage of certain cultures and because of transport/trade of certain types of weapons in the investigated period. The next chapter gives us precise and detailed chronological framework about archeological cultures included by the mentioned time and territory, and, at the end, it describes basic classes of weapons and warrior equipment, including detailed d