Polish detectorists find 2,000-year-old Roman spatha sword while searching for WWII relics
This practice aligns with the burial customs of the Przeworsk culture, possibly indicating that the sword was left during a burial ceremony. The Przeworsk culture, often associated with the Vandals, ...
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Metal Detectorists Stumble Upon a Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sword in Poland
Rafał Proszowski and Mariusz Lampa were searching for World War II-era artifacts in the snowy woods of the Polish Jura when ...
The ancient Roman sword, found in the River Lugg
In the 2nd and 3rd Centuries AD, long and straight, double-edged swords were the norm for the Roman armies, slightly longer ...
Polish Treasure Hunters Unearth Seriously Badass Two-Handed Medieval Sword
The remarkably well-preserved sword dates to the Late Middle Ages, in an archaeological find that's metal as hell.
Metal detectorists searching for WWII artifacts uncover much older and rarer weapon
A pair of metal detectorists bundled up and headed into a snowy forest in Poland. They hoped to find some artifacts from World War II — yet stumbled upon a much older and rarer weapon.