Timeline for Was there any sort of medieval defensive contraption which dropped rocks on attackers?
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| Aug 31, 2021 at 7:40 | comment | added | Jos | @jeffronicus Heated sand comes to mind. Just as effective, if not a good deal more (sand can be heated much hotter) and a lot cheaper. | |
| Aug 30, 2021 at 16:04 | comment | added | jeffronicus | Was "boiling oil" ever routinely used, though? There are other questions on Stack and citations elsewhere that suggest heated water and other substances were used much more frequently. | |
| Aug 30, 2021 at 13:30 | comment | added | Ajani Stella | That makes sense, thank you. | |
| Aug 30, 2021 at 13:29 | vote | accept | Ajani Stella | ||
| Aug 30, 2021 at 3:54 | history | edited | o.m. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 30, 2021 at 3:42 | history | answered | o.m. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |