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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob L., post: 4923339, member: 56976&quot;]Thanks for the nice comment, Andrew.</p><p><br /></p><p>Clavdivs, I don&#039;t believe I&#039;ve come across any speculation about the weight and lengths of complete spears. Heads and butts, being metal, have survived in abundant numbers. (The nomadic horseman who served as mercenaries in the region were often buried with weapons - most of the bronze and iron weapons one sees on the market were from graves) Spear shafts, being wood, have not survived the three millennia, to my knowledge. However, given the great range of sizes of spear tips (heads) in ancient Iran and its environs, I suspect that, accordingly, there was a great range of sizes for the spears themselves. I would think that jabbing/stabbing in close quarters was, more often than not, the preferred usage for the spear. The fact that at least some had pointed butts (thus this thread) suggests design for close quarters combat. Also, arrowheads from the region (and period) are at least as abundant as spear tips. The early tradition of bow and arrow in the region would evolve, later, into the archery prowess of the warriors of Parthia, Elymais, Persis, and the Sassanian Empire. I think that it&#039;s reasonable to conclude that bow and arrow were the preferred weapon for distance three thousand years ago in that area.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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