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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:22 +0100

WARRIORS

Many warrior figures have been identified that come from the
shaft tombs, this suggests that war was a common activity
among the peoples of the West. The characteristic outfit is conformed
by helmets or caps, armor or padded protectors; they go armed with
machines, hondas and launchers, some carry large shields that
they cover the whole body. The warriors in the shooting tombs had the function
to defend the souls of the dead from evil forces or spirits.
Associated with the war, are the beheading and the trophy heads, obtained
of the captives, as in the decoration of the Colima vessel shown.

Provenance: Tyrone Tombs
Chronology: 200 BC - 600 AD