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Archaeologists have stumbled upon an extremely rare Bronze Age sword at an ancient burial site in Germany.

The weapon, believed to be 3,000 years old, was dug up in the small town of Nördlingen just last week.

Experts were shocked it was so well preserved that it actually shined, despite laying in a grave of three people.

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abcdef said:
Archaeologists have stumbled upon an extremely rare Bronze Age sword at an ancient burial site in Germany.

The weapon, believed to be 3,000 years old, was dug up in the small town of Nördlingen just last week.

Experts were shocked it was so well preserved that it actually shined, despite laying in a grave of three people.

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Love the UFO pommel . :p
 
I have seen this posted in Reddit and other sites. I have a lot of problems believing this is authentic and not a fraudulent "plant". So do many others. The lack of substantial blue/green patina on a bronze sword from allegedly 1300 BC to 1400 BC, that was buried in contact with a corpse is very troubling. Mycenaean bronze swords from a much later time period that were buried in the pit graves at Mycenae, found by Schliemann and in the Athens Museum, are in MUCH worse condition. Even classical Greek bronze statues and bronze armor, and Corinthian helmets from 800 BC to 400 BC have thick crusts of blue/green patina when first found and excavated. I am also doubtful of the design, the hilt, and the overall look of this sword. It looks like something forged for the Riders of Rohan or made for a Conan the Barbarian movie. I have not seen any ancient weapons from Assyria, Egypt, China, or Greece or ANYWHERE that look similar to this German sword. It just looks too good to be true.
 
Looking forward to the field report on this find. The Mail is not a good source for the detail we're looking for.

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IDK , but if it does prove genuine, I will be amused that in 3000BC they already practiced cosplay with fantasy swords ! 🤪
 
abcdef said:
Oh no, have I been duped? Fake history?
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It would not be the first time that professional archaeologists planted phony artifacts at a dig site to generate publicity and accolades from their peers. Years ago, the leading Japanese archaeologist was found to have planted ancient Chinese pottery in his excavation sites at Japanese tombs. He had been doing it for years. He published a number of scholarly papers on his "amazing" discoveries. He wanted to prove a pet theory that Japanese trade contact with China occurred centuries earlier than anyone thought. There are all manner of fake antiquities flooding both legitimate and black art markets. Remember when the Getty Museum got burned with its multi-million dollar purchases of fake Greco-Roman statues that had excellent provenance records.
 
Tried to find some more credible source , but nothing really stood out .

This shows the cool old village where located .

Still looks like a plastic toy to me .

Certainly not a full sized sword . More a big dagger, or at most a short sword .
 
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In the posted video, there are details omitted from the earlier news reports. Those reports said it was a grave with the bodies of a man, woman and child. In the video it is clearly not a normal orderly grave. Near the pommel of the sword there are teeth scattered in the mud and also a smashed skull. Also in the video, it is apparent the skeleton laying with the sword at its side has cleanly severed limbs. This looks almost like a body dump. I am further troubled by all the arrowheads in the grave. They look too perfectly uniform and uncorroded and "modern" to be from 1400 BC.
 
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And those arrow heads look like those they sell for $5.0 for every half dozen.

"Sir, will it surprise you to know the skeletons have been lying in that site less than 60 days, and that the only prints we lifted off the sword match those taken from you?"
 
Squalembrato said:
I have seen this posted in Reddit and other sites. I have a lot of problems believing this is authentic and not a fraudulent "plant". So do many others. The lack of substantial blue/green patina on a bronze sword from allegedly 1300 BC to 1400 BC, that was buried in contact with a corpse is very troubling. Mycenaean bronze swords from a much later time period that were buried in the pit graves at Mycenae, found by Schliemann and in the Athens Museum, are in MUCH worse condition. Even classical Greek bronze statues and bronze armor, and Corinthian helmets from 800 BC to 400 BC have thick crusts of blue/green patina when first found and excavated. I am also doubtful of the design, the hilt, and the overall look of this sword. It looks like something forged for the Riders of Rohan or made for a Conan the Barbarian movie. I have not seen any ancient weapons from Assyria, Egypt, China, or Greece or ANYWHERE that look similar to this German sword. It just looks too good to be true.
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the sword of Goujian was a bronze age sword and found in exceptional condition however I dont know enough of what technology the germanic tribes would have had.
I know china had known a great deal about alloying bronze It is possible for something similar in this case though unlikely.
 
Hephaestusforgecraft said:
the sword of Goujian was a bronze age sword and found in exceptional condition however I dont know enough of what technology the germanic tribes would have had.
I know china had known a great deal about alloying bronze It is possible for something similar in this case though unlikely.
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It might be worth looking up the Tumulus, Urnfield and Haltstatt cultures. Their bronze working capabilities were quite amazing. Theiere are finds that are remarkable. In this case I don't either support the find nor discount it because of condition. Weird things happen and condition is typically only an indicator of condition.
 
Triton said:
It might be worth looking up the Tumulus, Urnfield and Haltstatt cultures. Their bronze working capabilities were quite amazing. Theiere are finds that are remarkable. In this case I don't either support the find nor discount it because of condition. Weird things happen and condition is typically only an indicator of condition.
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thanks for the info it will make for a good read later.
 
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