05-07-2016, 01:29 PM
The earliest are the four copper scales measuring around 0.5mm thick that were found at Asyut, Egypt and dated to the 11th or 12th Dynasty (1800-2000 BC). Petrie Museum inventory No. UC38049A.
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The most comprehensive find is the scales found at Nuzi, Iraq and dated to the 15th century BC. There were dozens and dozens of scales found of many sizes and all of them were well under 1mm thick.
T. Kendall, Warfare and Military Matters in the Nuzi Tablets. PhD dissertation, (Brandeis University, 1974).
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The most comprehensive find is the scales found at Nuzi, Iraq and dated to the 15th century BC. There were dozens and dozens of scales found of many sizes and all of them were well under 1mm thick.
T. Kendall, Warfare and Military Matters in the Nuzi Tablets. PhD dissertation, (Brandeis University, 1974).
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Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
