Re:The Fall of Bloodletting and the Rise of Iron
by droithomme on Friday August 14, 2015 @10:31PM
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Wow, this title threw me for a loop.
The rise of the Iron Age actually was highly correlated with an increase in bloodletting. Although copper was widely available, trade routes were needed to access tin needed to manufacture bronze during the bronze age. This situation created stable borders and relative peace.
When iron smelting techniques were discovered no one needed to depend on trade routes to manufacture weapons. At this point borders destabilized and bloodletting increased.
Of course the article is about a totally different situation.
The rise of the Iron Age actually was highly correlated with an increase in bloodletting. Although copper was widely available, trade routes were needed to access tin needed to manufacture bronze during the bronze age. This situation created stable borders and relative peace.
When iron smelting techniques were discovered no one needed to depend on trade routes to manufacture weapons. At this point borders destabilized and bloodletting increased.
Of course the article is about a totally different situation.