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Warriors from the south? Arrowheads from the Tollense Valley and Central Europe

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Investigations in the Tollense Valley in north-eastern Germany have provided evidence of a large and violent conflict in the thirteenth century BC. Typological analysis of arrowheads from the valley (10 flint and 54 bronze specimens) and comparison with type distributions in Central Europe, presented here for the first time, emphasise the supra-regional nature of the conflict. While the flint arrowheads are typical for the local Nordic Bronze Age, the bronze arrowheads show a mixture of local and non-local forms, adding to the growing evidence for a clash between local groups and at least one incoming group from southern Central Europe.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2024.140

Authors: Leif Inselmann, Joachim Krüger, Franz Schopper, Lorenz Rahmstorf, Thomas Terberger

Institutions: Freie Universität Berlin, Universität Greifswald, Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum, University of Göttingen, Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege

Language: English

Topic: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,450

OpenAlex ID: W4402725449

FWCI: 10.34

Cites: 9

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10