The one-metre (3.3ft) blade was discovered by Shlomi Katzin in shallow waters off Haifa.
The sword and the other items were found off Israel's Carmel coast, which has many natural coves that provided shelter for ancient ships during storms, according to Kobi Sharvit, director of IAA's marine archeology unit.
The oldest swords ever discovered are the Arslantepe swords. Found in modern-day eastern Turkey and dating to around 3300 BC, these first swords predate the production of bronze and are made of an arsenic copper alloy.
On the sandy floor of the Mediterranean Sea, he found a sword. Archaeologists would later determine that it was about 900 years old. It weighed four pounds, measured about four feet long and originated from the Third Crusade, experts said.
Archaeologists uncovered the Bronze Age grave during excavations in Nördlingen, the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments said in a June 14 news release. Atop the grave, archaeologists unearthed a 3,300-year-old sword.
German Archaeologists Find a 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword So Well Preserved That It 'Almost Still Shines' Regional looting has made the find in Bavaria extremely rare. The octagonal sword found in southern Germany. Photo: courtesy Archäologie-Büro Dr.
Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Sword So Well Preserved It 'Almost Still Shines' A rare sight greeted archaeologists excavating a gravesite in the southern Bavarian town of Nördlingen last week: Nestled near the grave's occupants was a 3,000-year-old sword. The weapon barely shows its age.
The Mainz Gladius or Sword of Tiberius is a famous ancient Roman sword and sheath that was found in the Rhine near Mainz in Germany. Since 1866 it has been part of the British Museum's collection, when it was given to the museum by the philanthropist Felix Slade.
Archeologists say they have discovered the sunken Stone Age ruins of a 7,000-year-old road at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers said they were surprised when they uncovered the carefully stacked stone plates measuring 13 feet across during an underwater archeological exploration of Soline.
People would perform rituals, eat sacrificial meals and otherwise interact with the dead long after their burial. The discovery of the swords was unexpected and highly unusual, according to archaeologists. Only 20 Viking-age swords have ever been found in the region of Västmanland.
The Gilling sword is an Anglo-Saxon sword, dating from the late 9th to early 10th centuries AD, found by a schoolboy in a river in 1976 and subsequently acquired by the Yorkshire Museum.
German archaeologists discover 3,000-Year-Old Sword so well preserved it 'almost still shines' BERLIN (AP) - A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it "almost still shines" has been unearthed in Germany, officials say.
Meteorite swords are definitely the rarest of all rare swords. You have a greater chance that lighting will strike you than holding a real Meteorite sword in your hand. There are only just few hundred of them in the world right now, and you rarely see them for sale.
The 14th century sword was discovered at in the Vrbas River, near the village of Rakovice in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Driven into a solid bit of rock 36ft below the surface and becoming stuck for years in water - the sword has now been dubbed 'Excalibur' after the legendary tale of King Arthur.
The Marine Corps NCO sword is the oldest weapon in continuous use in the United States military (the USMC Officer's sword, the "Mameluke," was introduced prior to the NCO sword, but was out of use during the early years of the Civil War).
The sword is a permanent feature of a statue that memorialises Saladin that stands in front of the ancient city of Damascus in Syria.
In Short. By India Today Science Desk: In what is one of the most surprising archeological finds, a team has unearthed a 7000-year-old road hidden at the bottom of the sea. The road has been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea hiding beneath deposits of sea mud.
The ocean floor is a vast and mysterious place with a diverse range of geological features, including underwater mountains, deep trenches, and vast plains. The bottom of the ocean is also home to a variety of marine life, including deep-sea creatures that have adapted to the harsh conditions of this environment.
Some features of the seabed include flat abyssal plains, mid-ocean ridges, deep trenches, and hydrothermal vents. Seabed topography is flat where layers of sediments cover the tectonic features. For example, the abyssal plain regions of the ocean are relatively flat and covered in many layers of sediments.
Even though plate armour was standard equipment in the Roman army for centuries, discoveries have been rare. One of the most significant finds to date was in Corbridge, Northumberland, where six upper and six lower half-units of lorica segmentata from the second century AD were found in 1964.
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The Crocea Mors (Latin for "Yellow Death") was the name given to Julius Caesar's sword, according to the legends presented by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Lomekwi 3 is the name of an archaeological site in Kenya where ancient stone tools have been discovered dating to 3.3 million years ago, which make them the oldest ever found. Lomekwi is near the west bank of Lake Turkana, which is pictured in green on this satellite image.
The Cawood Sword is only the fifth sword of its type to be found and is by far the best preserved.