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  • 'Extremely rare' 3,000-year-old sword discovered in Germany is so well preserved it SHINES, archaeologists say

    06/16/2023 7:16:36 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 67 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | June 16, 2023 | Lauren Haughey
    ·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 graveArchaeologists 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...