Tollense Valley Mystery: Who Fought and Died in Europe’s Oldest Battle

Over three thousand years ago, two armies met on the banks of the Tollense River. Armed with spears, swords, clubs, and bows, the warriors clashed in a fierce battle that soon turned into a massacre with hundreds dead and severely wounded.
Who were these people, and where did they come from? A recent analysis of dozens of arrowheads is helping researchers piece together a clearer picture of Europe's earliest battle which took place during the Bronze Age, about 3,250 years ago, in the Tollense Valley in modern-day Germany.