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A Metal Detectorist In Denmark Has Uncovered A 2,500-Year-Old Sword That Was Bent During A Sacrificial Ritual - MSNA first-time metal detectorist found a cache of objects dating back to 500 B.C.E. in a bog near Veksø, including a sword, several rings, and two axes.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
Researchers said the sword’s design suggests that it was not made in Denmark, but likely imported from a region north of the Alps where the Hallstatt culture was predominant at the time.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
Researchers said the sword’s design suggests that it was not made in Denmark, but likely imported from a region north of the Alps where the Hallstatt culture was predominant at the time.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
Metal detectorist finds rare ritually bent sword from late Bronze Age with iron rivets in handle buried in bog in Edegal in Denmark.
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