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EAPON
AND
WARFARE
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IN
ANCIENT
TIMES
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Archaeology
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WEAPONS
AND
WARFARE
The
modern
soldier
uses
IN
ANCIENT
TIMES
complex
and
sophisticated
weapons,
but
the
weapons
of
ancient
warrior
were
simple
and
direct,
their
effectiveness
depending
on
the
force
of
the
human
arm
and
the
accuracy
of
the
human
eye.
A
few
of
these
ancient
weapons
have
survived
to
the
present
day
—
bronze
swords
with
broad,
deadly
blades,
sharp
daggers
sheathed
in
gold,
spearheads
worn
thin
by
hard
use
and
by
the
passage
of
time.
Ancient
works
ot
art
are
another
important
source
ol
information
about
the
weapons
of
the
past.
In
paintings
on
the
walls of
Egyptian
tombs
and
in
scenes
on
ancient
Greek
vases
appear
dramatic
images
of
soldiers
marching
to
war,
armed
with
long
spears
and
protected
by
sturdy
helmets
and
shields.
By
studying
these
images
and
by
examining
the
remains
of
ancient
weapons,
archaeol-
ogists
can
learn
much
about
warfare
in
ancient
times
and
about
the
long-dead
civilizations
that
r»et
on
the
field
of
battle.
From
such
adies,
they
have
learned
about
the
uses
of
the
fearsome
mace,
a
kind
of
club
-
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th
Egyptians
and
other
peopus
of
the
ancient
Near
East.
Archaeologists
have
also
discovered
how
many
different
societies
employed
the
versatile
bow
and
arrow
and
how
long
this
effective
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TIMES

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