Huge Bronze Age Haul Found In Austria

Ananova ^ | 1-14-2003

[blam]

Huge Bronze Age haul found in Austria

Europe's biggest-ever discovery of Bronze Age weapons and jewellery has been made in Austria.

Archaeologists believe the hoard could prove Bronze Age Europe rivaled Greece in terms of early society and technology.

The scientists from the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian National Memorial Office have so far found 360 pieces buried at the side of a crevice in Moosbruckschrofen am Piller in Tyrol.

It is thought they were laid there as part of a ritual offering sometime between 1550 and 1250 BC.

As well as swords, axes, spearheads, sickles and jewellery the historians also found part of a bronze helmet.

It is thought the helmet could be one of the earliest such finds, Austrian Broadcasting Company ORF reported.

The only other helmet thought to be from the 14th or 13th century BC was one that had been discovered on Crete, which the experts say is of a totally different sort.

Story filed: 11:52 Tuesday 14th January 2003

[blam]

Early report, not much detail. The Celts? (Proto-Celts)

[MudPuppy]

cool. I love reading about this stuff.
thanks for posting and feel free to ping me in the future :)

[justshe]

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[aomagrat]

The weapons must be destroyed before the cause a rise in the crime rate.

[blam]

"The weapons must be destroyed before the cause a rise in the crime rate."

Notice how the peace loving Austrians of 3,500 years ago discarded these weapons and it is only during the war-mongering Bush administration that they have been recovered. <>

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[blam]

Ping.

[Willie Green]

The weapons must be destroyed before the cause a rise in the crime rate.

When bronze is outlawed, only outlaws will have bronze.

[RightWhale]

Obviously this site was part of the ancient Trojan Empire. Troy was later destroyed and it's citizens scattered to the four winds, but some went on to found the City of Rome.

[Question_Assumptions]

Troy (if it actually existed -- and this is by no means something that everyone agrees on) was most likely a city state in what is now Turkey (the Asian side) and not an Empire. You can find a brief summary here.

Roman legends of their ties to Troy, while possible, seem more likely to be an attempt to associate Rome with a famous event. There wasn't always a sharp line between history and myth in the ancient world and the Roman claims of ties to Troy seem more myth than reality to me.

[retiredtexan]

Sure would be nice to see some pictures.

[blam]

"Sure would be nice to see some pictures."

I agree. This looks like just a 'quickie' report from Ananova. I expect we'll see some in the next few reports.

[RightWhale]

Equally, it is the story of the replacement of bronze-age civilization through advances in metallurgy. What they gained in power when they adopted iron armor they lost in the aesthetics of bronze--glinting helmets and spears. Dull, plodding efficiency replaced glamour and glory.

[Redcloak]

Moosbruckschrofen?

[SunkenCiv]

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[Fred Nerks]

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=RNWE,RNWE:2005-06,RNWE:en&q=Moosbruckschrofen+am+Piller

more pics on webpage...looks like somebody hid a treasure trove.

[flaglady47]

"There wasn't always a sharp line between history and myth in the ancient world and the Roman claims of ties to Troy seem more myth than reality to me."

This statement by you perfectly sums up your name. LOL!

[r9etb]

What's amusing about these sorts of stories is how there's always an element of surprise about the extent of things like "Bronze Age Culture." Hell, these folks were all in relatively easy walking/trading distance from each other. That being the case, why wouldn't there be a Bronze Age culture in Austria -- which is, after all, a far more farmer friendly place than Greece?

[1rudeboy]

Sounds serious.

[kitchen]

It is thought they were laid there as part of a ritual offering sometime between 1550 and 1250 BC.

As well as swords, axes, spearheads, sickles and jewellery[sic] the historians also found part of a bronze helmet.

This must be strictly ceremonial stuff. Real men wore boars' tooth helmets.