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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14/2 (2005)
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Out of the Dust: Ancient Steel Sword Unearthed
Title
Out of the Dust: Ancient Steel Sword Unearthed
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2005
Editors
Brown, S. Kent (Secondary)
Journal
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Pagination
64-65
Volume
14
Issue
2
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Abstract
A short sword was unearthed in the ancient Philistine city Ekron, which was destroyed in 604 bc and lay twenty-two miles south of Jerusalem. Israel seems to have been initially dependent on the Philistines for metallurgy. In 2003, a seventh-century bc Etruscan gold book was discovered in Bulgaria. Recently, another gold book was found in Iran dating from around the sixth century bc.Table of Contents
Subject Keywords
Plates
Ancient Near East
Gold
Metallurgy
Sword
Weaponry
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