German archaeologists have unearthed a very rare find during a dig in Nördlingen, Bavaria: a bronze sword believed to be over 3,000 years old still preserved in remarkable condition. The sword has an ornate octagonal hilt made of pure bronze and is “so extraordinarily well-preserved that it almost still shines,” the Bavarian State Office for…
Archeologists in Germany Find 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword So Well-Preserved It ‘Almost Still Shines’
German Archeologists Find Bronze Age Sword so Well-Preserved It ‘Almost Shines’
BERLIN—A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it “almost still shines” has been unearthed in Germany, officials say. Bavaria’s state office for the preservation of historical monuments says the sword, which is believed to date back to the end of the 14th century B.C.—the middle of the Bronze Age—was…
Ancient Etruscan-Roman Bath Treasures: ‘A Discovery That Will Rewrite History’
For centuries in Italy, people seeking good health have traveled to the spa village of San Casciano dei Bagni, in Siena province, Tuscany, to bathe in its thermal waters. In ancient times, visitors to the hilltop village once venerated statues of gods and goddesses in the bath’s sanctuary before entrusting their woes to the sulfurous…
19th-Century Bronze Artifacts From Nigeria Looted by British Soldiers in 1897 to Be Returned by UK Museum
A London museum agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in the late 19th century from what is now Nigeria as cultural institutions throughout Britain come under pressure to repatriate artifacts acquired during the colonial era. The Horniman Museum and Gardens in southeast London said that it would transfer a collection of…
Olympic Champion Sunisa Lee Adds Bronze on Uneven Bars
TOKYO—Sunisa Lee came to Japan to win a gold medal. And she did. Just not the one she really, really wanted. The 18-year-old from Minnesota is a revelation on uneven bars, where her routines are an intricate series of connections and releases completed with so much ease it looks like she’s making it all up…
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