History of the Sword - Late Iron Age - 1st Century Anthropomorphic Sword - Recreation

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In archaeology, the Iron Age was the stage in the development of any people in which tools and weapons whose main ingredient was iron were prominent. Like the preceeding Bronze Age, development of this technology varied depending on geographic location. While the Iron Age is considered to have started around 1,300 BCE in the Near East (present day Turkey), and rapidly spread throughout that part of the world, it did not make its' way into Europe until around 1000 BC, probably from Asia Minor where it slowly spread northwards and westwards over the succeeding 500 years. In Central Europe, the Iron Age is generally divided into the early Iron Age Hallstatt culture (HaC and D, 800–450) and the late Iron Age La Tène culture (beginning in 450 BC). The Iron Age ends with the Roman Conquest of the predominently Celtic cultures of Central and Western Europe. This particular sword, from the LaTiene D Culture circa the first century BC. is presently on display in New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. it is classified as an anthropomorphic Celtic sword due to the sword hilt's stylized representation of a human figure, a common style during this period. This model depicts this sword as it might have appeared in new condition with it's bronze-copper scabbard. Sword from hilt to point is 19 3/4' (50 cm) in length. #Anthropomorphic #Celtic #Europe #European #Iron #Iron_Age #La_Tiene #Met #Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art #Sword #weapon