Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao II died from multiple ax wounds. (Credit: Public domain / Catalogue du Musee du Caire (Royal Mummies section), published in 1912. )New Pharaonic Mystery Puzzles Researchers -- CBS News
Elite members of ancient Egypt, including the pharaoh himself, likely wielded ornate daggers, swords and axes in battle, or to personally execute prisoners, rather than using the shiny metal for ceremonial purposes, research suggests.
The weapons were used during the Bronze Age, a period between 5,000 and 3,000 years ago when the civilization was at its height, according to Daniel Boatright, an Egyptologist at Isle of Wight College in the United Kingdom.
This finding is "strange considering the amount of literature that's been composed so far that basically says that all of them were for ritualistic purposes and were never used in battle," Boatright told LiveScience.
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My Comment: The history buff in me finds this fascinating.
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