Read more about the article Prehistoric Bronze Age Daggers Were Not Used As Weapons, Research Finds
Prehistoric Bronze Age daggers weren't used as weapons but mainly as tools for skinning animal carcasses, reveals new research.The knives, made from copper alloy, were widespread in Europe including Britain and Ireland, appearing around 5,000 years ago. See SWNS story SWNNdaggers. As most of these daggers have been recovered as burial goods in warrior graves it was thought they had a ceremonial purpose to show the status of the deceased. But Newcastle University scientists developed a new technique to study organic material on the blades. They discovered lots of traces of bone and sinew of animals and when they made reproductions of them found that skinning animals was their best use. Archaeologists have long debated what these objects were used for, with some saying they were primarily ceremonial objects used in prehistoric funerals and others suggested that they may have been used as weapons or tools for crafts.

Prehistoric Bronze Age Daggers Were Not Used As Weapons, Research Finds

Prehistoric Bronze Age daggers were mainly used as tools for skinning animal carcasses rather than as weapons, reveals new research. The knives, made from copper alloy, were widespread in Europe…

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Read more about the article Iran Sparks Widespread Mockery After Proposing To Ban Pets Because Animals Living With Humans Is A Destructive Social Problem
Moussa Ghazanfarabadi (pictured) is a head of Iran parliament's judicial commission, who signed the law, named Protection of the Public's Rights Against Animals to parliament, Tehran, Iran. (Newsflash)

Iran Sparks Widespread Mockery After Proposing To Ban Pets Because Animals Living With Humans Is A Destructive Social Problem

Iran has sparked widespread mockery and outrage after lawmakers proposed to ban pets because animals living with humans is apparently a "destructive social problem". Ultraconservative lawmakers representing about 25 percent…

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Read more about the article German Media Exposes Scandal With Dozens Of Private Test Centres Billing For COVID Examinations That Never Happened
Bochum district court in Germany. (Newsflash)

German Media Exposes Scandal With Dozens Of Private Test Centres Billing For COVID Examinations That Never Happened

The first case involving the fraudulent theft of millions from German taxpayers for carrying out coronavirus tests that never took place has been filed by prosecutors after a local media…

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Read more about the article Outrage As Seals Filmed Towing Children In Animal Park
Outrage As Seals Filmed Towing Children In Animal Park. This viral footage shows two seals being made to tow around children in a boat at an animal park in Belgium, causing widespread outrage. (Aaron Copette/Newsflash)

Outrage As Seals Filmed Towing Children In Animal Park

This viral footage shows seals being made to tow children around in a boat at an animal park in Belgium, causing widespread outrage. The footage was shot at the Mont…

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