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  2. Kirkburn Burial - Wikipedia

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    Kirkburn Sword in the British Museum. The grave contained the skeleton of a man in his late 20s to early 30s. He was placed in the grave in a crouched position with his knees pulled towards his chest. A sword and scabbard were positioned behind his back. As part of the burial rite the remains of a pig were placed on his chest.

  3. October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel - Wikipedia

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    The casualties included 36 children; the youngest person killed was 10 months old, and 25 were people over age 80. [ 21 ] [ 254 ] The attack was the deadliest day in Israel's history. [ 256 ] Some, including then-US President Joe Biden, have said it was also the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. [ 257 ]

  4. List of Israel Defense Forces operations - Wikipedia

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    May 2018 Israel–Iran incidents (10 May 2018) - After Iranian forces reportedly fired around 20 projectiles towards Israeli army positions in the Golan Heights without causing damage or casualties, [53] Israel responded with airstrikes against Iranian bases in Syria.

  5. Gaza war - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gaza war Part of the Gaza–Israel conflict, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Gaza Strip under Palestinian control Furthest Israeli advance in Gaza Strip Evacuated areas inside Israel Maximum extent of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel Areas of ...

  6. Iron Age sword - Wikipedia

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    19th century illustration of Hallstatt swords. Swords made of iron (as opposed to bronze) appear from the Early Iron Age (c. 12th century BC), [citation needed] but do not become widespread before the 8th century BC. Early Iron Age swords were significantly different from later steel swords. They were work-hardened, rather than quench-hardened ...

  7. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip - Wikipedia

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    The casualties surpass those of previous IDF invasions of the Gaza Strip, such as Operation Protective Edge and Operation Cast Lead, in which 67 and 6 people were killed, respectively. [ 363 ] On 4 August 2024, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that at least 10,000 Israeli soldiers had been killed or wounded while fighting in Gaza and that about 1,000 ...

  8. Weapons and armour in Anglo-Saxon England - Wikipedia

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    The Abingdon Sword, found near Abingdon, Oxfordshire; the hilt decoration is typical of ninth-century English metalwork [32] Rather than being able to melt the iron ore into a complete billet, the furnaces of the period were only able to produce small pieces of iron, which were subsequently forge welded into a single blade.

  9. List of Iron Age hoards in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    votive objects deposited over a period of several hundred years, comprising over 150 items of bronze and iron, including 7 swords, 6 spearheads, fragments of a shield, part of a bronze trumpet, 2 gang chains, fragments of iron wagon tyres and horse gear, blacksmith's tools, fragments of two cauldrons, and iron bars [27] Llyn Fawr Hoard