Making Must Farm (S1, E3): A Bronze Spear

[@suecondon1685]

I had the honour of doing my fieldwork at Must Farm in 2012. Wonderful experience, and Mark Knight is such a nice man.

[@emmajones6875]

Such a nice man! It was a real pleasure to film with him for a day 😊

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Really like the concept of mini documentary series.

[@beepboop204]

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[@emmajones6875]

We are really glad & we hope to make more! We hope you enjoy the rest of this mini series 😊

[@johnlansdowne6050]

Fascinating series please keep them coming

[@beepboop204]

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[@emmajones6875]

We hope too - comments like this really help to make a second series possible so thank you 😊

[@olivemd]

Thank you. I am enjoying this series.

[@emmajones6875]

Really glad you are! Thanks for taking the time to say so!

[@stonehead6257]

Brilliantly done

[@emmajones6875]

Much appreciated! My job filming is made much easier when I get to work with talented people 😊

[@DaneStolthed]

The spearheads are much smaller than I would have guessed.

[@greenjack1959l]

Very interesting but not in depth enough. I'd like to see more about the technicality of manufacture, such as how the core for the socket was accurately located.

[@emmajones6875]

Thanks for your feedback! We are hoping this is just the beginning - think of this as our pilot mini series 😉 With helpful comments like this we stand more chance of being able to bring more information and content to you soon 😊

[@imperatorcaesardivifiliusa3805]

What is the average height of the spears shafts found? Were they head height on average or more sort of hoplite 7 foot type spear length?

[@beepboop204]

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[@imperatorcaesardivifiliusa3805]

@@beepboop204 :(

[@beepboop204]

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[@ancientcraftUK]

I’ll check for you, there was quite a range in lengths

[@imperatorcaesardivifiliusa3805]

@@ancientcraftUK Oh wow thank you! That's really interesting if they all different lengths. I would of presumed they were all head height like their bronze age Egyptian contemporaries.

[@kensolfjell5625]

What kind of material is used to form the inner socket?

[@ancientcraftUK]

Normally a clay core, but I've been experimenting with bronze cores in the bronze moulds.

[@beepboop204]

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[@Ovarian_invasion]

This is so good! Wish more people cared about this and less about "gender studies"