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Violence: The Mycenaeans And The Hittites
First off, evidence of violence has been found in the lower city. Arrowheads, weapons and even a skeleton of a 16 or 17 year old girl that has been half buried and had her feet burned was dug up along with many other evidences. Troy has been caught up in the middle of a fight between two powerful civilizations: The Mycenaeans and the Hittites. The Mycenaeans are aiming to loot the riches and wealth that Troy has whereas the Hittites treat Troy like allies since they're located close to the border of the Mycenaean territory and happened to be fighting in the city itself causing all the violence. Now, archaeologists have found graves of Mycenaeans warriors in the citadel walls of Mycenae that has been buried with a great number of weapons, ceremonial
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