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Weapon Depositions

Weapon Depositions is a ritual practice in the archaeology of the Greek Dark Ages, characterized by the intentional burial or abandonment of weapons in non-funerary or ceremonial contexts, distinguishing it from utilitarian discard or battlefield loss through its symbolic and socio-political connotations.

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2017–2026

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New insights on the wooden weapons from the Paleolithic site of Schöningen

Werner H. Schoch, Gerlinde Bigga, Utz Böhner et al. · Journal of Human Evolution · 2015 · 153 citations

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The Spirit of the Sword and Spear

Mark Pearce · Cambridge Archaeological Journal · 2013 · 36 citations · Full text

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Tales of Hoards and Swordfighters in Early Bronze Age Scandinavia: The Brand New and the Broken

Lene Melheim, Christian Horn · Norwegian Archaeological Review · 2014 · 23 citations

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Burials with Weapons in Iron Age Britain

University Library Heidelberg · 2023 · 18 citations · Full text

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‘A River of Knives and Swords': Ritually Deposited Weapons in English Watercourses and Wetlands during the Viking Age

Ben Raffield · European Journal of Archaeology · 2014 · 17 citations

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Authors

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  1. CH
    Christian Horn

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  2. GB
    Gerlinde Bigga

    University of Tübingen, Germany

    1 publications · 153 citations

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  3. TT
    Thomas Terberger

    Universität Greifswald, Germany

    1 publications · 153 citations

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  4. BR
    Ben Raffield

    Uppsala University, Sweden

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. LM
    Lene Melheim

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    1 publications · 23 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  2. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  3. Lower Saxony State Museum

    Hanover, Germany

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    459 citations

  4. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    153 citations

  5. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment

    Tübingen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    153 citations

  7. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Cambridge Archaeological Journal

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  2. Norwegian Archaeological Review

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  3. American Journal of Archaeology

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 1 publications · 153 citations

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  5. European Journal of Archaeology

    EJA · 1 publications · 17 citations

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