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Traditional caltrops and
mines from the
Mongol Empire During service in
World War I,
Australian Light Horse troops collected caltrops as keepsakes....
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significantly upon wild
water caltrops to
supplement their normal diet and, in
times of
cultivated cereal crop failure,
water caltrops may have been the main...
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Tribulus terrestris is an
annual plant in the
caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae)
widely distributed around the world. It is
adapted to
thrive in dry climate...
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sharpened sticks (also
known as
punji sticks), and the use of
small caltrops have been a
feature of anti-infantry
warfare for centuries. They are known...
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described as used by
Julius Caesar. A more
modern version of this are
caltrops. P****ive fortification—ditches and
obstacles such as dragon's
teeth and...
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Zygophyllaceae is a
family of
flowering plants that
contains the bean-caper and
caltrop. The
family includes around 285
species in 22 genera.
Plants in the family...
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stones are
likely predecessors of the shuriken. The clay
caltrops preceded makibishi caltrops.
Archeologist Iwata Akihiro of
Saitama Prefectural Museum...
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throughout Africa, and Australia. It
produces spiky seeds that are
shaped like
caltrops.
Plants named Goat's head
Seeds of
Acanthospermum hispidum Fruit of Proboscidea...
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Ceramic grenades which were
filled with Gr**** fire,
surrounded by
caltrops, 10th–12th century,
National Historical Museum, Athens...
- 2019-10-06. O'Bryan, John (23
April 2013). A
History of Weapons: Crossbows,
Caltrops,
Catapults & Lots of
Other Things that Can
Seriously Mess You up. Chronicle...
