[Aztlan] Re: Moche swords*

[Allen Johnson]

Thank you for your help.
   
  So the Moche answer to combat inside spear range would be these 'war clubs' then?  I read a few references that talk about copper and gold guilded clubs.  Would some of these copper guilded clubs be possible to cut with or were they all bulbous ended blunt trauma weapons?
   
  Many thanks,
  Allen

Cesar Galvez <cgmsepam at yahoo.es> wrote:
  Dear Allen,

There is not any archaeological data (including
iconography) concerning to the existence of
precolumbian Moche weapons such as swords. 
Moreover, archaeologists working on Central Andean
Area have not reported this kind of objects until now.

Best regards,

Cesar Galvez Mora
Director (INC)
El Brujo Archaeological Project
Peru



From: "Allen Johnson" 

Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 

Just a quick little inquiry to the collective minds
here:
Anyone know of evidence of pre-Columbian Moche swords?

(read 'swords' as any kind of bladed cutting or
thrusting weapon
over the average knife size)

Thanks,
Allen








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