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Sword with pharaoh’s mark found in Egypt, still shimmering 3,000 years later
The archaeologists said this month they had uncovered the weapon among a cache of ancient ... half a bronze ring and two necklaces. Aiman Ashmawy, an archaeologist at Egypt’s Supreme Council ...
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The Crossbow
By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50,000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, which were an important weapon in war until rifles were invented, were usually mounted ...
3,000-year-old fort — filled with weapons and food stores — found in Egypt. See it
One weapon stood out: a “long bronze sword decorated” with carvings ... “This fort served as one of the ancient Egyptian army ...