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A 3000 Year old perfectly preserved sword dug up in Germany (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This sword was unearthed in a family grave in Nördlingen, Bavaria, in June 2023. It's an Achtkant-type (octagonal) bronze sword.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Oh, so that's where I left it.