Posted on 12/10/2019 11:05:19 AM PST by wildbill
Conservation experts have been able to restore a stunning shield that is 2,200 years old. The artifact belonged to a Celtic warrior who was buried in a chariot burial in the north of England. The warrior shield has been hailed as one of the most important and remarkable ancient finds this millennium. ... The workers had come across an Iron Age warrior’s chariot burial. The remains of the warrior were found in the chariot and two skeletons of horses were also unearthed. Paula Ware, an archaeologist with MAP, stated that “these horses were placed with their hooves on the ground and their rear legs looking as though they would leap out of the grave” according to The Yorkshire Post . A number of grave goods were also uncovered with the dead man, including a precious brooch. Interestingly as part of a funeral ritual, some young piglets had been sacrificed and placed near the deceased.
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“Millenium” is spelled MILLENNIUM!
“Interestingly as part of a funeral ritual, some young piglets had been sacrificed and placed near the deceased.”
Not a Mohammedan, then - wonder whether they could do that now.
“horses were placed with their hooves on the ground and their rear legs looking as though they would leap out of the grave”
I be they would have if they could have.
That particular shield had not seen combat ...
CAPS,,,,
Definitely called for.
Thanks
It looks remarkably like the one I lost a long time ago.
Although England did have iron 2,200 years ago, the shield appears to be made of bronze. It’s possible that bronze weaponry was still superior to iron at this early time.
Yeah, poor horses.
My most important find was my glasses.
Given that we are only 19 years into the current millennium (1,000 years), this sets off my hyperbole detector...
Bronze arms and armor were superior to iron arms and armor, and even those of available steel, for a long time.
Battle Worn Shield
The shield was not just an ornament, but it appears to have been used in battle, which is evidenced by a sword slash on it. The received wisdom was that such items were not used in battle. However, Ware stated that “our investigation challenges this with the evidence of a puncture wound in the shield typical of a sword” according to The Daily Mail . It also appears that the object was repaired and may have even been used in several battles.
From the article.
And it’s, y’know, 19 years old, soooo....
SMH...
Good quality crucible steel was being produced in India by 300 B.C. Much, much later in Europe, but it was imported from there for around its weight in gold, which made good steel swords so expensive in the middle ages.
This narrows it down a bit.
Hyperbole much?
Ya know, I looked at the pic.
It’s like looking at a shovel that has done hard labor versus one you occasionally use in the yard.
To me (IMHO) that one did not look like it has seen CQB.
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