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What are "bullet points" as named in this article? It's difficult to find anything on Google not referring to the typographical symbol of the same name. Conte
by sdsaga12 3y ago
What are "bullet points" as named in this article? It's difficult to find anything on Google not referring to the typographical symbol of the same name.
Context: "Archaeologists also found a hammer, tweezers, pliers, keys, knives, bullet points, and a completely preserved 14th century gauntlet, in addition to fragments of its counterpart worn on the other hand."
- evtothedev 3y agoIt could very well be referring to bullets in the "pew! pew! pew!" sense. I'd recommend The Military Revolution by Geoffrey Parker[1] if you're curious to know more about the transition from knights to guns and all the strategic ramifications. [1]https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-military-revolution-geoffrey-parker/8705425 https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-military-revolution-geoffre...
- sdsaga12 3y agoAh, I'd been thinking it must be a device somehow related to manufacturing bullets (but how? was the question) -- it hadn't occurred to me that it could mean the pointy tips of bullets themselves. And thank you for the book recommendation.
- defrost 3y agoSomething's off here - bullet shaped bullets didn't appear until 1820 or so, musket balls preceeded .. but this is an excavation of a 14th century workspace with pre ballistic armor. I'm tempted to think "bullet points" is either something lost in translation OR (it happens) a transcribed into text NOTE that indicated the list should have been made as bullet points.
- bookofjoe 3y agohttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman-julius-caesar-archaeology-news-b2480203.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman...