A metal detectorist discovered two 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords still protected in remnants of their wooden scabbards, or sheaths in the North Cotswolds, England. Glenn Manning found the ...

The astonishing discovery in Israel of four swords from nearly 2,000 years ago evokes ancient rebellions and offers unprecedented opportunity for scientific investigation. A conservator adjusts a foam ...

Is​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ it possible that two old swords, buried only an inch below a field in Gloucestershire, contain the secret of a long-gone chapter of Britain’s history? The response of archaeologists ...

Israeli arch a eologists announced Wednesday the discovery of four extremely rare and well-preserved Roman swords in a small hidden cave in an area of isolated cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea. Experts ...

Researchers in Israel have discovered "four 1,900-year-old, excellently preserved Roman swords" and a javelin head in a "small hidden cave" near the shoreline of the Dead Sea, the country’s ...

A cache of "excellently preserved" Roman weapons tucked away in an isolated cave near the Dead Sea have been discovered by Israeli researchers. The Israel Antiquity Authority announced the find on ...

Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants of ...

The swords were first discovered by a man named Glenn Manning. His discovery prompted them to uncover a whole shard of historic fragments.

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A cache of “excellently preserved” 1,900-year-old Roman swords have been unearthed in a cave near the Dead Sea by archaeologists in Israel. The swords were likely seized and hidden by rebel Jewish ...

JERUSALEM — Four 1,900-year-old swords, complete with wooden and leather scabbards, have been discovered in a remote cave in an Israeli desert, leading archaeologists to believe they were the booty of ...