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Antiquity article on a possible third millennium Mesopotamian war memorial

Started by DBS, April 26, 2022, 02:24:14 PM

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DBS

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/their-corpses-will-reach-the-base-of-heaven-a-thirdmillennium-bc-war-memorial-in-northern-mesopotamia/664312804723289D33D9D5CA2E32D1C2

Interesting, including speculation that some of the skeletal remains are of younger, acrobatic types used to jump up and down on the rear of battle carts to help turning, and biconical clay pellets as sling shot.
David Stevens

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