07-24-2012, 08:46 PM
Quote:Errm... Kristian, did you actually read the article you are giving as reference here? It states in the conclusion that it is not representative due to the small number of objects investigated and due to the fact that most of these objects are poorly provenanced. I also suggest you read Sim / Kaminski. It is really enlightening.
The best infrastructure read EVER:
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/pa...ontrol.pdf
:-)
There are other surveys as-well caius, with samples from finds not just from Britain but also from Germany and other places. However I'm having trouble finding it on the internet atm. But again, it reveals that Roman ferrous plate equipment was made from higher quality materials than roman chain mail.