A scuba diver in Israel discovered a 900-year-old sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say likely belonged to a Crusader knight.

An Israeli amateur diver has found a sword, believed to be 900 years old, off the coast of northern Israel. Shlomi Katzin was recently scuba-diving near the town of Atlit, Israel, when he spotted s… ...

An impressive meter-long sword dating back to the Crusader period was found by a scuba diver on the seabed off the Carmel Coast, the Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Monday.. Shlomi Katzin, a ...

The artifacts included ancient stone and metal anchors, pottery fragments and a meter-long sword that is believed to be at least 900 years old. ... “It evidently belonged to a Crusader knight.

Diver discovers ancient Crusader sword off Israeli coast. A yard-long sword that experts say dates back to the Crusader era was part of a trove of ancient artifacts recovered from the Mediterranean.

“It evidently belonged to a Crusader knight. It is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor, and swords.” ...

A meter-long (yard-long) sword, that experts say dates back to the Crusaders is on display in the Mediterranean seaport of Cesarea, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

The four-foot-long sword was covered in shells and other remnants of sea life. ... the fact that the sword was found more than 600 feet from the coast suggests it was a Crusader’s weapon.

The man was on a weekend dive in northern Israel when he spotted a trove of ancient artifacts that included anchors, pottery and the meter-long sword. Skip to content WANE 15 ...

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