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Keulenkopf  

Definition

  • A small club like weapon, usually of stone, crafted to fit snugly in the hand, for pounding. It often had a perforated head and was attached to a shaft of wood (or ivory or hom), often tapering toward the end that was gripped.

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Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. P.323.

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/mace_head/5.44

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