Why Did People BEND Swords in Graves? Were they 'Killing' the Sword?

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Published on August 21, 2015 11:33:32 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HDL33LNdFc

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Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage.

Today, I tackle the reasons why people bend swords in graves?

Links:

Killing the Weapons. An Insight on Graves with Destroyed Weapons in Late Iron Age Transylvania:

http://www.academia.edu/2024265/Killing_the_Weapons._An_Insight_on_Graves_with_Destroyed_Weapons_in_Late_Iron_Age_Transylvania

Hidden Histories: Fake it 'till They Excavate it!:

https://youtu.be/1hWBFET1dBo

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