Early Bronze Age battle site found on German river bank (BBC)

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By Neil Bowdler
Science reporter, BBC News

Fractured human remains found on a German river bank could provide the first compelling evidence of a major Bronze Age battle.

Archaeological excavations of the Tollense Valley in northern Germany unearthed fractured skulls, wooden clubs and horse remains dating from around 1200 BC.

The injuries to the skulls suggest face-to-face combat in a battle perhaps fought between warring tribes, say the researchers.

The paper, published in the journal Antiquity, is based primarily on an investigation begun in 2008 of the Tollense Valley site, which involved both ground excavations and surveys of the riverbed by divers.

They found remains of around 100 human bodies, of which eight had lesions to their bones. Most of the bodies, but not all, appeared to be young men.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13469861

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1. Recommend

[Alameda]

2. When will they ever learn?

[Odin2005]

3. But I thought people back then were peaceful and matriarchal! *SARCASM*

People do actually believe that, sadly. :eyes:

[Igel]

4. Nah, that late they'd not have been matriarchal.

It can be blamed on the nasty Indo-Europeans moving in *slaughtering* all the nice folk that had been slaughtering each other since before the agricultural revolution.