Bronze Age swords make for impressive museum displays, but how were they used? To find the answer, scientists teamed up with history enthusiasts to combine laboratory studies with staged experimental ...

In this video, I demonstrate the process of creating a bronze (10% tin) cast Xiphos sword. Topics covered include: - Sourcing ...

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Previous investigations into the use of Bronze Age weapons either applied experimental techniques, such as recreations of combat, or metalwork wear analysis, in which scientists use microscopes to ...

X-rays of a sword that had been sitting in museum storage reveals that it’s actually from the Bronze Age. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it “almost still shines” has been unearthed in Germany, officials say. Bavaria’s state office for the preservation of historical ...

Researchers staged fights using recreated Bronze Age weapons to better understand how they might have been used in ancient fighting. Hermann et al. / Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory To ...

German archeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old sword during excavations outside the Bavarian town of Nördlingen. The weapon, which dates to the 14th century B.C.E., in the middle of the Bronze ...