A site near the River Tollense in NW Germany represents one of the earliest known battlefields in Europe, and a grim discovery in the field of ancient warfare. Excavation has recovered 20, 000 disarticulated body parts representing over 140 individuals, mostly young adult men. Weapons including axes, wooden clubs and bronze and flint arrowheads, some still embedded in victims bones, litter the landscape and reflect a terrible event. The objects and the people, came from different parts of Europe. Evidence of healed injuries suggests they were seasoned fighters. Extensive trauma seen on many bones testify to the brutality of the battle.