69cm (27in) long. See a similar bronze sword of similar size, Eastern Zhou or Han dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, p.164, no.65.

“conclusively showing that ‘iron cores’ were not a technological feature in these bronze swords, but a result of modern tampering.” The findings not only evidence the prevalence of modern ...

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 ...

For the first time, an imaging method has been used to investigate Iron Age bronze Iranian swords, revealing significant modern modifications that prove the weapons have been altered to increase ...

More than 3,000 years ago, a long sword emblazoned with the insignia of ... finding a shimmering bronze blade with the intricacies of an ornamental cartouche — the personal emblem used by ...

Bronze swords dating back to the Iron Age have just unveiled a well-kept secret. Thanks to an innovative imaging technique, researchers have uncovered modern modifications on these weapons, proving ...

One is a part of a mold carved on both sides of a stone for casting bronze swords and spears, measuring 9 centimeters in length, 4.6 cm in width and 1.6 cm in thickness. The other is a part of a ...

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In the first episode, there's a Minotaur, a half-giant, half-bull ... ballpoint pen that turns into his sword, Riptide, while Annabeth wields a celestial bronze dagger. With these weapons ...

The long tapering blade with bevelled edges and with a distinct median ridge decorated with a criss-cross lattice pattern, the hilt with two circular flanges below a circular, dished pommel. 54cm (21 ...