Posted on 06/16/2023 7:16:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
·The ancient weapon was dug up in the small German town of Nördlingen
·Experts were shocked to find how shiny it was despite laying in a burial site
·They are unsure where the sword was made or who the people are at this grave
Archaeologists have stumbled upon an extremely rare Bronze Age sword at an ancient burial site in Germany.
The weapon, believed to be 3,000 years old, was dug up in the small town of Nördlingen just last week.
Experts were shocked it was so well preserved that it actually shined, despite laying in a grave of three people.
The three bodies included a man, woman and teenager, with researchers left puzzled over whether they were related...
While experts believe it was difficult to create, they are convinced it was a real weapon, designed for sharp cuts...
Swords from Nördlingen often belonged to the 'Urns' during this period- distinguished by their custom of cremation during the late Bronze era.
While Urnfield culture is believed to have first appeared in northern Italy and eastern-Europe, this reached various other countries...
They received their name from their distinctive bell-shaped beakers, decorated in horizontal zones by finely toothed stamps.
The decorated pots are almost ubiquitous across Europe, and could have been used as drinking vessels or ceremonious urns.
Believed to be originally from Spain, the Beaker folk soon spread into central and western Europe in their search for metals.
Textile production was also under way at the time and people wore wrap-around skirts, tunics and cloaks...
The dead were cremated or buried in small cemeteries near settlements.
This period was followed by the Iron Age which started around 650 BC and finished around 43 AD.
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What is best in Life?
“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.”
Yeah.
If it’s not best, it’s definitely up there!
Well, whatever kept it pristine has been stripped away and the metal exposed to the open air. The need to preserve it quick!
...Though I admit that I’m a bit skeptical that it’s so-well preserved Was it slathered in [oil?] and wrapped in leather first (if that would also help) before it went into the grave?
Cool find, though!
Germans who left Germany, went to France, then left there for England..................
They could have used pine rosin as a preservative..............
Does this have something to do with the Dial of Destiny?
Looks like there’s more than just the sword at the site.....I see bones and possibly even battle armor.
Very cool
Lots of surface iron ore with high nickle content makes nearly impervious to rust. Many tools from the 17th century in America were found along old stone walls in the same near perfect condition.
I once bought a piece of property which had not been lived on since 1935 when a fire tore through the area. In the brush I found a Model T engine block with the valve head exposed. Two of the valves were shiny on one half. The block was later stolen.
All of the high nickel content iron ore was collected in the WWII scrape drives and used to build Liberty ships early on - most of which were sent to the bottom by German torpedoes.
Check out the arrowheads on the left!
I wish. I have a Japanese katana made in the 19th century. It is a WWII bring back. The soldier who brought it back, coated it with a thick coat of Cosmoline, but is still has a significant amount of rust on it.
Most of the bronze age swords were short swords. Bronze was not strong enough to make blades as long as later iron swords. I have three bronze age short swords, two metal handles and one tang mount that probably had a wooden handle. The two metal handles are about 16 inches overall and the tang mount is 17 inches from tang to tip so I estimate it would have been just over 20 inches overall with a wood handle.
there can only be one.
That’s a photo of a young Joe Biden
They hadn't learned the answer to the riddle of steel yet.
Yeah, seeing that now.
Handsome devil.
Shame what became of him.
Very stylish!
The guy was clearly a badass!
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