Development of Bronze Age Swords
Clip: Season 16 Episode 1 | 3m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
The expert swordsman demonstrate the sword making process of the Bronze Age
Swords first appeared during the Bronze Age. But scholars aren't sure whether they were a prestige item — made for show — or designed primarily to kill. Swords developed on human beings over hundreds of years. Neil Burridge, one of the few people replicating Bronze Age swords using authentic techniques, goes over the authentic bronze sword making process.
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Development of Bronze Age Swords
Clip: Season 16 Episode 1 | 3m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Swords first appeared during the Bronze Age. But scholars aren't sure whether they were a prestige item — made for show — or designed primarily to kill. Swords developed on human beings over hundreds of years. Neil Burridge, one of the few people replicating Bronze Age swords using authentic techniques, goes over the authentic bronze sword making process.
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