{"id":1951932,"date":"2023-06-20T13:57:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T17:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/almost-still-shines-well-preserved-3000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-germany\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T18:00:32","slug":"almost-still-shines-well-preserved-3000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/almost-still-shines-well-preserved-3000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Sword Found in Germany: Still Shining After 3,000 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falmost-still-shines-well-preserved-3000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-germany%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1951932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ancient Bronze Age Sword Found in Germany Shines After 3,000 Years<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Bronze Age sword that was discovered in Germany is in such good condition that it nearly glimmers after over 3,000 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sword was discovered by German archeologists at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-indigenous-tribe-calls-for-public-apology-from-catholic-church-for-abuse-against-students\/\" title=\"Canadian Indigenous tribe calls for public apology from Catholic Church for abuse against students\">burial site<\/a> in N\u00f6rdlingen, Bavaria, in southeast Germany, alongside the remains of a man, a woman, and a boy. Images of the sword show the exceptional preservation and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contentious-interview-with-vivek-ramaswamy-reportedly-the-final-straw-leading-cnn-to-fire-don-lemon\/\" title=\"Contentious Interview With Vivek Ramaswamy Reportedly the \"Final Straw\" Leading CNN to Fire Don Lemon\">intricate details<\/a> on the hilt of the weapon. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection announced the find in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blfd.bayern.de\/mam\/blfd\/presse\/pi_bronzezeitliches_schwert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> last week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLast week, archaeologists made a very special find during excavations in N\u00f6rdlingen: a bronze sword that is over 3,000 years old and is so extraordinarily well preserved that it almost still shines,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-target-democratic-senator-for-opposing-15-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"Protesters Target Democratic Senator For Opposing  Minimum Wage\">state office<\/a> said in the translated statement. \u201cIt is a representative of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/almost-still-shines-well-preserved-3000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-germany\/\" title=\"Ancient Sword Found in Germany: Still Shining After 3,000 Years\">bronze full-hilt swords<\/a>, whose octagonal hilt is made entirely of bronze (octagonal sword type),\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hilt of the sword is made of bronze, which now appears with a greenish tint, and is an octagonal shape, the statement says. Researchers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/octagonal-sword-from-bronze-age-burial-in-germany-is-so-well-preserved-it-shines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dated<\/a> the sword to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-enough-blame-to-go-around\/\" title=\"More Than Enough Blame To Go Around\">14th century<\/a> B.C., which <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/germany-bronze-age-sword-found-cb2070fdd128a40ee3f8e3421e80356b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">falls<\/a> in the middle of the Bronze Age.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 3,000 year old sword is similar to the Bronze D type Rixheim swords (though the sword type has been described as \u201coctagonal\u201d).<br \/>\ud83d\udcf7Dr. Woidich <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xN2VXfVeme\">https:\/\/t.co\/xN2VXfVeme<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVwmf5uWoX\">https:\/\/t.co\/LVwmf5uWoX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iAJ6NrmiWb\">pic.twitter.com\/iAJ6NrmiWb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ticiaverveer\/status\/1669401884279570434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Exceptional Preservation and Mysterious Burial<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archeologists believe that the three bodies buried in the grave were placed in quick succession, but it\u2019s unclear if they were related, according to the statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe sword and the burial still have to be examined so that our archaeologists can classify this find more precisely,\u201d Mathias Pfeil, head of the state office, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/octagonal-sword-from-bronze-age-burial-in-germany-is-so-well-preserved-it-shines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LiveScience<\/a>. \u201cBut it can already be said: the condition is exceptional! A find like this is very rare!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1687352286746000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2XxW0VTdKx-2nQAhkiTR8M\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Rare and Skilled Craftsmanship<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The find is so rare partly because many Bronze Age swords have already been looted, but also because the type of sword could only be made by skilled smiths, the outlet notes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe production of octagonal swords is complex because the handle is cast over the blade (so-called overlay casting),\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe decoration is made with an inlay and using hallmarks. While there are two real rivets, another pair of rivets are only implied.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Octagonal swords were only made in two areas of Germany at the time, including one location in the south of the country and one in the north. It\u2019s not yet clear where this sword stems from, according to the statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While there are no major signs of wear or cut marks along the blade, archeologists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/article\/bronze-age-sword-germany-scli-intl-scn\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believe<\/a> it was used as a weapon because of \u201cThe center of gravity in the front part of the blade,\u201d which means it was \u201cbalanced mainly for slashing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age sword found in Germany shines brilliantly even after 3,000 years. Unearthed by German archaeologists in N\u00f6rdlingen, Bavaria, it was accompanied by the remains of a man, woman, and boy. Captivating images showcase the sword&#8217;s remarkable condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":1951933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[11223,7236,3946,29187,15543],"class_list":["post-1951932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-11223","tag-ancient","tag-germany","tag-shining","tag-sword"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1951933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1951932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1951932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}