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Oldest firearms ever found in US were abandoned by Spanish in 16th-century battle against Native Americans
Two 16th-century cannons unearthed in Arizona may be the ... III (also known as Suya), a small town established by the Spanish more than 480 years ago. Both firearms, or weapons that use gunpowder ...
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These 500-Year-Old Cannons May Help Unravel the Mysteries of the Coronado Expedition
In 1541, Spanish explorers established a settlement ... Now, archaeologists have unearthed two of the defeated group’s 16th-century cannons. They may be the oldest firearms ever discovered ...
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A Conquistador’s Cannon Unearthed
hackbut cannon shown here would have appeared similar to 15th or 16th century German light artillery ... be disassembled for transport. In 1540, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ...
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Cannons abandoned by doomed Spanish expedition are thought to be oldest firearms found in US
Archaeologists working in Arizona have discovered what appear to be the oldest firearms ever found in the continental United States: two cannons abandoned by a Spanish expeditionary force that was ...
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How the oldest gun in the US turned up in an Arizona archaeology dig
She had been exploring the area a few months, looking for relics left behind by the Coronado Expedition, which Spanish conquistador ... but light for the 16th century, when it could be easily ...
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How archaeologists dug up the oldest gun ever found in the US, dating back five centuries
She had been exploring the area a few months, looking for relics left behind by the Coronado Expedition, which Spanish conquistador ... but light for the 16th century, when it could be easily ...