Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is ...

Archaeologists discovered a Celtic necropolis from the second Iron Age filled with metal artifacts. The team located two swords still in their sheaths covered in ornate decorations. The swastika ...

The shorter sword was decorated with polished gems, two of which were carved with swastikas. Flore Giraud / INRAP Three years ago, researchers excavated a vast Celtic necropolis in central France.

AN ANCIENT sword engraved with swastikas and forged long before Jesus walked the Earth has been discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis. Uncovered intact in France after 2,300 years ...

Celtic swords, more than 2,000 years old, were found at a necropolis in central France, officials said. V. Georges French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research In central ...

The sword was found at a strange second Iron Age burial site, lacking any skeletons due to the acidity of the soil. However, researchers uncovered several metal artefacts at the site, including ...