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Damn, I want cool secrets too (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[-] comrade19@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

With all the fake stuff on the internet i just presume that this picture is not of the sword

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

I believe it is the actual sword

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-sword-germany-180982399/

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago

I'm seriously amazed at how polished it looks after just a small rinse of water over it, despite being buried for over 3000 years. The arrowheads also look perfectly intact

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Ah, so the real answer is that the sword was bronzed

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 10 months ago

Are objects of solid bronze "bronzed?"

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

[-] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"Given the soft nature of bronze, historians have previously wondered whether such blades served a ceremonial purpose, rather than a practical purpose on the battlefield. A few years ago, scientists even staged sword fights in order to learn more about how the Bronze Age weapons could have been used effectively in battle, despite being much easier to damage and harder to repair than their iron successors."

Scientists a sword fight?! Yes:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/en-garde-scientists-stage-sword-fights-study-bronze-age-warfare-180974705/

scientists fighting swords