Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 years ago

'Very rare' Bronze Age arrow with quartzite tip uncovered from melting ice after 3,000 years

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'Very rare' Bronze Age arrow with quartzite tip uncovered from melting ice after 3,000 years

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Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 years ago

Glacial archaeologists in Norway have found an arrow with its quartzite tip still attached after spending up to 3,000 years in the snow and ice.

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Your reference is for 3000 BC, which is roughly 5000 years ago. That’s not how 3000 years ago works.

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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

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