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By entering the first millennium BC archery became more prominent among the armies of the Near East. we can see a considerable increase in arrowheads among the findings of Iron Age cemeteries, settlements, and fortifications in the western part of the Iranian plateau and its neighboring areas. Along this increase, various and sometimes emerging forms (Socketed Trilobate) appear in the culture of the region, which cannot be considered a normal feature for a widely used weapon such as an arrow, and why it can provide an important understanding of the engineering capabilities and design of weapons in this period. Therefore, a test was designed using the 3D modeling and ABAQUS simulation program based on the finite element method, which enables the reconstruction of the conditions and performance of such weapons, and For this purpose, three types of bronze arrowheads were selected from the findings of the excavations of 1395 and 1396 in the eastern cemetery of Qara Tepe, Segzabad, and one type was also selected from the findings of Persepolis. In total, 16 simulated shots at two conventional defensive covers in this period, scale and linen armor, in two different final velocity ranges from angled bows (63.2 to 74.2 m/s) and B-shaped (54.7 to 64.3 m/s) at distances of 7.5 m, 15 and 30. The results of the tests revealed that the arrowheads' geometric properties and the armor's mechanical properties were the main factors influencing the arrowheads' perforation ability under the simulation conditions.
Technical Note: Original Research |
Subject:
Archaeometry
Received: 2024/01/4 | Accepted: 2025/01/2 | Published: 2025/03/10 | ePublished: 2025/03/10
Received: 2024/01/4 | Accepted: 2025/01/2 | Published: 2025/03/10 | ePublished: 2025/03/10
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