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'Very rare' Bronze Age arrow with quartzite tip uncovered from melting ice after 3,000 years


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Archaeologists in Norway's mountains have discovered a "very rare" ancient arrow that still has its quartzite arrowhead and feather fletching in place.

It's likely that reindeer hunters used the weapon up to 3,000 years ago, according to archaeologist Lars Pilø, who heads the Secrets of the Ice project in the Jotunheimen Mountains of central Norway's Oppland region.

While archaeologists with the project have previously found human-made hunting blinds where hunters hid while targeting reindeer, the newfound arrow wasn't unearthed near one.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/very-rare-iron-age-arrow-with-quartzite-tip-uncovered-from-melting-ice-after-3500-years

https://www.iflscience.com/exceptional-3000-year-old-arrow-with-a-quartzite-head-recovered-from-melting-ice-70917

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Too bad both sites only have the one picture of the tip.  Would love to see the whole thing and the feathers.

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2 hours ago, OverSword said:

Too bad both sites only have the one picture of the tip.  Would love to see the whole thing and the feathers.

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/46253/20230929/extremely-rare-quartzite-tipped-bronze-age-arrow-found-spending-3.htm

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