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One of the biggest Iron Age weapon hoards in western Germany unearthed
Phys.org ^
| 4/26/2021
| Bob Yirka
Posted on 04/26/2021 2:04:44 PM PDT by Sawdring
A team of researchers with the Westfalen-Lippe Landscape Association revealed during a presentation in the city of Schmallenberg that one of the largest hoards of Iron Age weapons in western Germany had been unearthed at a nearby dig site on a small mountain in Wilzenberg. In their press release, the researchers note that they found approximately 100 Celtic Iron Age artifacts—primarily through the use of a metal detector.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Germany
KEYWORDS: archaeology; archeology; celts; chat; germany; godsgravesglyphs; ironage; localnews; schmallenberg; westfalenlippe; wilzenberg
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:04:44 PM PDT
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Sawdring
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:06:05 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: Sawdring
Those round shaft parts of the spear points look awful accurate to be made during the Iron Age.
To: Salamander
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:10:49 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: antidemoncrat
Those items represented a lot of money at the time.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:13:08 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:13:43 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
To: gundog
So the sword confiscation program worked?
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:14:22 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
To: antidemoncrat
—”the spear points look awful accurate to be made during the Iron Age.”
The space aliens assisted the locals; before serving them for dinner.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:15:28 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: antidemoncrat
The Celts were amazing blacksmiths. Seen artifacts with incredible detail.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:16:08 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: antidemoncrat
Seems like round would be one of the easiest profiles to make.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:16:12 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Sawdring
It only took archaeologists 50 years to adopt the technology of metal detecting after it came around. it says some pretty sad things about the people in the profession of archaeology.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:17:11 PM PDT
by
wildcard_redneck
( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
To: a fool in paradise
Swords into Plowshares. No questions asked.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:17:53 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: antidemoncrat
Those round shaft parts of the spear points look awful accurate to be made during the Iron Age. Humans in the past have been as intelligent as modern man for at least 100,000 years. Considering what's going on today I am beginning to think perhaps they were more intelligent.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:19:45 PM PDT
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wildcard_redneck
( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
To: antidemoncrat
Germanic people were famous for their spears.
To: wildcard_redneck
Yes! I was stunned to read that—not using metal detection for an iron age dig? WTF?
To: Sawdring
Oh no, the Germans hoarding weapons. This never turns out good.
To: hinckley buzzard
Yes! I was stunned to read that—not using metal detection for an iron age dig? WTF? I have a bachelors in anthropology so I can speak with some authority on how useless those "dirt marxists" usually are.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:25:06 PM PDT
by
wildcard_redneck
( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
To: hinckley buzzard
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:25:34 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Petrosius
Once all the Germans were warlike and mean,
But that couldn’t happen again.
We taught them a lesson in 1918
And they’ve hardly bothered us since then.
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:26:30 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: gundog
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posted on
04/26/2021 2:26:40 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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