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Re:Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze Age... by kwillets on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:25PM (#24413615)
It may be more the level of organization. Warfare was common but thought to be more on the family/clan scale.
Re:Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze Age... by throwaway894345 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:42PM (#24413826)
This is my understanding. Most of what I've read suggests that there was lots of "tribal raiding" going on, but "warfare" pretty much by definition requires larger polities such as city states or nations which are thought to be a more recent development.
Re:Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze Age... by arethuza on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:44PM (#24413837)
I don't know about Germany, but the UK is full of ancient fortifications - from earthworks that would enclose a few huts to huge ruined stone fortresses. Almost all of these get very little attention.
Re:Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze Age... by nl on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @07:30PM (#24414879)
I thought most of these fortifications are thought to be bronze age, not neolithic.
Re:Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze Age... by arethuza on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @04:09AM (#24418587)
In fact they are probably later, but they are definitely "prehistoric" in the sense that for most (certainly here in Scotland) there are no records, written or oral, for most.