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2.500-year-old human remains: The Plain of Jars used to “distill” the bodies before burial?

Measuring between three and ten feet tall, the jars themselves are hewed from sandstone and limestone

The most astonishing surviving examples of Bronze Age swords from around the world

Weapons that inspired legends

Stalin tops Putin in Russian poll of greatest historical figures

The list includes famed statesmen, writers & scientists but only three foreigners

Joyeuse – King Charlemagne’s legendary sword

Some authors have argued that the medieval blade may have been replaced by a modern replica in 1804

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