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 ...

These Roman swords were hidden in a Dead Sea cave—and they’re remarkably well preserved. The astonishing discovery in Israel of four swords from nearly 2,000 years ago evokes ancient ...

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 ...

Ancient swords, elaborate daggers, even early artillery — the few years turned up a number of intriguing ancient weapons that tell the story of the violence of the past. The simple weapon was ...

Archaeologists have found four “excellently preserved” ancient Roman swords in a cave near the En Gedi Nature Reserve, which overlooks the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert, and is under the ...

A cache of 3,000-year-old Iranian swords seized at Heathrow Airport have been revealed to be fakes created using ancient hilts and blades. Collectors and museums began widely acquiring Iranian ...

Roman villa and ancient swords unearthed in English countryside. Posted: July 3, 2025 | Last updated: July 3, 2025. On July 2 in Willersey, England, archaeologists uncovered traces of a Roman villa.

Two ancient Viking swords have been unearthed from a stone burial chamber in central Sweden during a highway excavation. The weapons had been left untouched for roughly 1,200 years and provide an ...

Imaging technology has revealed that ancient swords smuggled into the UK recently have been altered by modern-day forgers, who replaced many of the original iron blades with bronze ones. What’s ...

Legendary Ancient French Sword Disappears From Rock After 1,300 Years. ... but other countries in Europe similarly have their own versions of ancient swords used by brave warriors of the past.

A metal detectorist’s rare discovery of Roman-era swords in Willersey, UK, led archaeologists to uncover a settlement spanning the Iron Age to Roman times.

Warring States. Experts consider the Warring States period a formative time in Chinese history, when seven ancient states — Qin, Han, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Chu and Yan — vied for supremacy.