Extraordinarily Well-Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Octagonal Sword Unearthed In Germany

[Judi Lynn]

AncientPages.com | June 15, 2023 | Archaeology, News

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A very rare 3,000-year-old sword has been found in Bayern, Germany. The sword from the Middle Bronze Age is still in such good condition that it almost still shines.

Archaeologists have been excavating in Närdlingen, a town in the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, where they discovered the two-and-a-half-foot-long sword in a burial.

Like the blade, the octagonal handle is made entirely of bronze. This type is called an "octagonal sword" after the shape of the handle.



Detailed view of the Bronze Age sword found in Nördlingen Credit: Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments

Scientists have hailed the discovery as "extraordinary," considering the sword is so well-preserved. According to a statement of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection, this is a “very rare” find.

The state of preservation is exceptional! A find like this is very rare,” Mathias Pfeil , Head of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservhttps://democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1108ation of Monuments , says.

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[niyad]

1. KNR and thank you for sharing this fascinating information.

[Chainfire]

2. That would be a nice addition to my knife collection.

It is amazing to me that the decaying body did not severely corrode the blade and that the bones are in such good shape.

[Redleg]

8. Bronze is more corrosion resistant than the iron used in later blades

This is a beautiful blade and you can see the characteristic blue-green oxide on it.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. ❤️

[Judi Lynn]

6. Hi, there, littlemissmartypants! 🎓 👖 ❤️️

[judesedit]

4. Amazing how perfectly preserved it is. Thank you.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Doesn't seem possible! Thanks for taking the time, judesedit.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Dazzling ancient bronze sword found in Germany

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ARCHÄOLOGIE BÜRO DR. WOIDICH

By Laurence Peter
BBC News

German archaeologists are thrilled to have dug up a Bronze Age sword more than 3,000 years old which is extraordinarily well preserved.

The bronze sword with an octagonal hilt was found in a grave in the southern town of Nördlingen. It is thought to be from the late 14th Century BC. Its condition is so good "it almost still shines", Bavaria's State Office for Monument Protection (BLfD) says.

The grave contains the bones of a man, woman and boy, and other bronze items. The archaeologists are not sure whether the three were related, and the rarity of the find raises questions about the sword's origin.

The BLfD says manufacturing such a sword was complicated, as the hilt was cast on to the blade. The Nördlingen sword does not appear to have been used in anger, but it is believed to have been a real weapon, not just ornamental.




https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65936594