Geography and the Bronze Age Battle at Tollense, Germany

The Bronze Age battle site of Tollense. A view approximately over the 'Welztin 20' location of Lidke and Lorenz (2019). Image: the author (Mike Pole)

One of the beauties of modern archaeological technique is the ability to analyse ancient battle, or massacre sites, in a forensic way. This has happened at the famous Teutoberg Forest site in northern Germany, and is happening in the also famous ‘Tollense’, site in north-western Germany. It’s become known as the earliest battle site in… Continue reading Geography and the Bronze Age Battle at Tollense, Germany