tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post1772004643510732282..comments2024-02-07T23:25:07.429-06:00Comments on Bell Beaker Blogger: Biological Basis for Military Unit Structure?bellbeakerbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848982163843593127noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post-29383774411818562832021-04-15T00:24:36.299-05:002021-04-15T00:24:36.299-05:00How many men can hear orders being shouted within ...How many men can hear orders being shouted within a specific space in the heat of battle ?Ric Hernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069642772317562249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post-82771164316386303882021-04-11T10:09:14.360-05:002021-04-11T10:09:14.360-05:00"what has been done will be done again;
t..."what has been done will be done again;<br /> there is nothing new under the sun."bellbeakerbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848982163843593127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post-85388072442036970352021-04-11T00:09:54.281-05:002021-04-11T00:09:54.281-05:00Side comment: The shield wall and similar uses of ...Side comment: The shield wall and similar uses of shields to prevent penetration by enemies or predators goes way way back to ancient spear-wielding hominins dwelling under mobile domeshields of woven wicker and broadleaf shingles (later pelts then metal) ring-camped around climbable escape trees (later central campfires). When a threat or competitor or prey approached, it was surrounded by a ring of well-armed "tortoise-shelled" troops communicating invisibly but audibly through their camouflaged foliage. These waterproof domeshields also functioned as emergency coracles, umbrellas, parasols and windbreaks and could stop the raking of tiger claws.<br />But the domestication of fire in cooler climes resulted in internal hearths, smokeholes, doorways and sedentary dwellings, and the shield function as combat armor became specialized.DDedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033851770461086341noreply@blogger.com