Nir Distelfeld, inspector for the Israel Antiquities Authority, with the Crusader sword. Photo by Anastasia Shapiro, Israel Antiquities Authority. The Crusader Frankish period in Israel began in 1099, ...

Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel.

An ancient iron sword found off the coast of Israel is thought to have dropped into the ocean around 800 years ago during a fierce battle between Crusaders and Muslim residents.

An 800-year-old sword discovered off the coast of Newe-Yam in the Mediterranean Sea was likely used in a naval battle, a new study revealed.

Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel.

Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel.