I have found two interesting online articles about the Bronze Age, one from the British Museum, and the other, a news report from the Guardian. the first :
British Museum - The Tarves Hoard, 2012. The British Museum. [online] Available at: <http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/t/the_tarves_hoard.aspx>
[Accessed 16 October 2012 ].
This shows how in the late Bronze Age, craftsmanship had to to the point of weaponry looking fairly ornate with leaf shaped blades. This fact makes me think of Elves from fantasy stories and I could imagine the Bronze Age people dressing similar to how the Elves dress in Tolkien books.
The second article is here :
Bronze age man's lunch: a spoonful of nettle stew, 2012. The Guardian.
[online] Available at:
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/04/bronze-age-archaeology-fenlandx>
[Accessed 16 October 2012 ].
This article talks of an archeological dig where they have found many artifacts perfectly preserved in peat and silt, meaning they look identical to how they did during the Bronze Age. The article tells of how some of the canoe boats have unusual decor, showing that the Bronze Age people had skill enough to pattern a hollowed out log with their newly created tools of bronze. There is also an interesting fact about clothing, telling us how they have found clothing decorated with fibrous wood and coloured beads.
These two articles had made me think about my character design, adn the route I will take th clothing and accessories down. I had begun to think that maybe the designs I was creating were a little too unrealistic for the Bronze Age, but these two articles have show me that really, we don't know a huge amount about clothing as the clothes found were a surprise, and maybe the Bronze Age people's skills with tailoring were also developing as their crafting knowledge and skill was also becoming much more developed.
TL;DR the Bronze Age people could have been more skillful at crafting and tailoring than previously thought, validating some of my designs and allowing me (to an extent) freedom in continuing my designs.
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