We are still going through the records and data from the 2022 season at the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq for publication. In the process I'm making more videos from field footage and from recent footage using photos of some of the artifacts.
I can't say a lot in a short, so be sure to check out my longer videos on the channel!
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For the same reason Japanese comb through burnt down houses looking for nails before early 1900s. Metal is and was valuable.
Reuse and recycle was not invented in the 1970s, it has always been with us.
I mean... lead and bronze were pretty valuable and reusable so i would have looted after the fight was over but idk
That would be my interpretation. There would be a few that were difficult to find but most would have been found and recycled. See the 2,800 year old scrap bronze recycling bin recently found in Must Farm quarry in Cambridgeshire, England.
Yes, it is the best explanation. Depending on how severe the destruction was, the weaponry would likely be available for scavenging after the main battles and people would definitely want metal.
Maybe the remaining people scooped most of the weapons up to use or repurpose or sell.
That's what I was thinking about for the bronze arrowheads and such. Why anyone would want a clay bullet bad enough to sift through rubble, though? Maybe the conflict wasn't as dangerous to ordinary people as later ancient wars? Something more like gang violence where it's harder to accidentally shoot bystanders?
You’re right ,but academics don’t have much common sense.
@SeverusFelix Old pottery is commonly used when making new to strengthen it, perhaps it was used that way, especially after conflict where there may be damage. They may have been picked up as nuisance and given to whoever makes pottery even if the one who found it didn't need it to avoid stepping on them. Also may have been collected to reuse as ammo, of course - save labor and materials if still in one piece.
@@keithhowell4138 Archaeologists are a different breed. Most of the Archaeologists I've known were very practical and imaginative people. It's not the right discipline for someone who wants an ivory tower.
@@SeverusFelix He doesn't say what material it was. Lead was often used for slingshot, for obvious reasons.
Can't wait! I've been wondering about Šuruppak in that context. Great finds, and damn those Elamites!
Sumerians and Babylonians should have stayed in their valleys and not invaded the Elamite hills. Make trade not war!
@@pattheplanter Elamite propaganda!
Fantastic channel !👍
It's one thing that I think people always forget with archaeology We only find the things that people deliberately left behind or lost If something was invaluable or useful it's less likely to be left to be covered with sediment for thousands of years Why we only have one in tact square roman shield for instance
Well, with weapons that use a reusable ammunition like slings and bows... they were likely reclaimed and repurposed.
Oldest parts (3400 bc) of Ur Persia, had graffiti on the walls, it turned out to be old men complaining, "government corrupt, young people are disrespectful, old days were better", all the same as today?
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Why so rare? Because they were precious and collected after the battles.
i thought he said "single bullet" and was gonna talk aliens qnd time travel.... goddamn internet