3D bone analysis reveals The warrior was also buried with a short sword for slashing, called a seax, with an iron blade and a bronze handle; a heavy iron knife; and a spear, of which only the iron ...

"The sword was broken into three pieces during the funeral ceremony of the warrior and placed on a cremation pyre." Related: Ritually bent Bronze Age sword unearthed in Danish bog is 'very rare ...

The confusion regarding the grave occupant's sex came from the items that they were buried with: swords are usually found buried alongside men, and are indicative of warrior status, while women ...

In an extraordinary discovery, archaeologists unearthed two 2,300-year-old swords in a Celtic necropolis. The swords were discovered in what is believed to be a ceremonial burial site, their blades ...

Archaeologist Julia Wihlborg suggested that the sword and shield of the Hårby Valkyrie may represent a woman who had manly qualities or who became a man, raising the question of whether female ...

By bending them, the Vandal tribe was “killing” the sword, allowing it to move on with the warrior. The bending also prevented other members of their tribe or other tribes from digging the ...

The grave held a sword, usually buried with men ... The grave belongs to a woman warrior who played a leading role in warfare, according to a study published yesterday in the Journal of ...

The most striking items found at the necropolis were the two well-preserved swords. An X-ray analysis of the short blade whose scabbard had the swastikas revealed embedded symbols at the blade's ...