tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post6773762875719200294..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Native American shieldsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-54614022561835020552011-02-01T18:31:28.427+01:002011-02-01T18:31:28.427+01:00Neolithic shields were probably not used to block ...Neolithic shields were probably not used to block but to deflect a thrust. Usually only the umbo is reinforced enough to take a direct hit from a blade or ax. Spear and shield - the European warrior's basic equipment for thousands of years, cheap leather and wood. Since Oetzi was more like a wanderer and not a warrior (if that job description already existed back then) it would have been very unusual for him to carry a honking big shield around.Distillernoreply@blogger.com