An ancient iron sword found off the coast of Israel is thought to have dropped into the ocean around 800 years ago during a fierce battle between Crusaders and Muslim residents.

The sword, common among the Empire’s armies in the later 2nd century A.D., is one of four ancient swords recently discovered by archaeologists in a cave near the Dead Sea in Israel’s Ein Gedi ...

Discovered in near-perfect condition after more than 2,000 years, the Sword of Goujian is one of the most mysterious and ...

X-ray imaging, which allowed the ancient sword to be studied without removing the sand and shell coating, suggests that the medieval weapon probably fell into the water during a naval battle “The ...

A cache of ancient weapons from the Roman period has been discovered hidden in a remote cave in Israel. The cache includes four exceptionally well-preserved Roman swords from 1,900 years ago, the ...

Four Roman swords and the head of a javelin known as a “pilum” were discovered by Israeli archeologists inside a remote cave near the Dead Sea, in an area that was known as a hideout of Jewish ...

Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. The rare cache of weapons was ...

Here is a list of the top 10 sword and ancient weapon stories of 2021. Skip to main content. ... Read more: 900-year-old Crusader sword discovered off coast of Israel . Sword pyramid.

A 3,300-year-old sword engraved with the name of Egyptian Pharoah Ramses II was recently discovered during an excavation of an ancient military barracks in the Nile Delta region, Egypt’s Supreme ...