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Monday, April 20, 2020

Study led by University of Göttingen archaeologist (April 2020) - Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe

Title:
Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe

Author:
Andrew Curry

Published:
Science, 17 April 2020

From the article:
"Bronze swords have been found by the thousands in graves, rivers, and bogs all across Europe. But because the alloy is so soft—and easy to mangle compared with later iron weapons—historians have long wondered whether these swords were battlefield tools or mere status symbols."

To read this article:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/sword-wielding-scientists-show-how-ancient-fighting-techniques-spread-across-bronze-age