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Either that’s not a 3000 year old sword or that soil is full of preservatives.
Bronze ages very well under certain conditions. The patina is its oxidation and unlike with rust it protects the deeper metal from corrosion.
Another famous example of a nearly as old and beautiful bronze sword:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian
It’s bronze, so copper and tin. The outer layer patinas and protects the rest.