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Burial Urns, Warrior Chiefs, and the Origins of the Celts

Tides of History

CHAPTER

The Rise of the Warrior Identity

The men buried at Necarsolm speak to broader trends that were happening after about 1300 BC. Analysis of a large sample of swords found in burials during this period shows they were almost always notched from use, sharpened and re-sharpened over and over again. A warrior identity was not the same thing as simply taking part in fighting. But identities are crafted and presented to the world.

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