TY - BOOK AU - Lehoƫrff,Anne TI - A call to arms: the day war was invented SN - 9789464261066 AV - GN799 .C355 2022 PY - 2022/// CY - Leiden PB - Sidestone Press KW - Warfare, Prehistoric KW - Military art and science KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Weapons KW - War and civilization KW - Electronic Books N1 - 1; 2; b N2 - One day, sometime around 1700 BC, a bronzesmith made the first sword. This marked a technological turning point, giving rise to an arms race that has never since ceased. Soon, over a vast area between the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, thousands of weapons were manufactured. They were used in combat, then laid to rest, whole or broken, often during complex rituals that are still hard for us to understand. Through the sword, the Bronze Age brought war into UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3396494&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -