Archaeological evidence can identify large-scale conquests in preliterate societies
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SUPPORTED
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Archaeological findings, such as weapons trauma and conflict-associated environmental markers from sites like the Tollense valley, demonstrate that physical evidence can successfully identify large-scale conflicts in preliterate societies.
Evidence for · 2
Record of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from prehistoric sediments and human activity in the Lubei plain of China.
2025 · cited by 2
Paper 1 links high-temperature fires in prehistoric contexts to periods of intensified warfare and social upheaval.
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Flint arrowhead embedded in a human humerus from the Bronze Age site in the Tollense valley, Germany - A high-resolution micro-CT study to distinguish antemortem from perimortem projectile trauma to bone.
2015 · cited by 0
Paper 9 analyzes the Tollense valley Bronze Age site, providing clear archaeological and micro-CT evidence of a large-scale conflict in a preliterate setting.