08-12-2011, 02:17 AM
I can invent several fanciful theories as to why most of the found helmets have fittings, but the honest answer is that I don't know. Hopefully someone else can provide a real answer.
baseless conjecture #1: The helmet which gets lost or left behind is the helmet that you don't wear every day (e.g. your flashy parade helmet), and this is what archaeology tends to uncover.
baseless conjecture #2: The fittings were just part of a standard pattern used for helmet production
baseless conjecture #3: People expecting to get promoted buy ahead.
baseless conjecture #4: The archaeological finds are biased towards higher-quality (i.e. officer) helmets, which are less likely to be passed around from owner to owner until they disintegrate from use.
etc.
baseless conjecture #1: The helmet which gets lost or left behind is the helmet that you don't wear every day (e.g. your flashy parade helmet), and this is what archaeology tends to uncover.
baseless conjecture #2: The fittings were just part of a standard pattern used for helmet production
baseless conjecture #3: People expecting to get promoted buy ahead.
baseless conjecture #4: The archaeological finds are biased towards higher-quality (i.e. officer) helmets, which are less likely to be passed around from owner to owner until they disintegrate from use.
etc.
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Ross
[url="http://galeforcearmoury.blogspot.com"] Working on a segmentata.[/url]
Ross
[url="http://galeforcearmoury.blogspot.com"] Working on a segmentata.[/url]
