Last week, in the southern German town of Nördlingen, halfway between Nuremberg and Stuttgart, archaeologists uncovered a remarkable discovery.
The archaeologists were astounded when they discovered a metal sword that was over 3,000 years old and was still sparkling and in extremely good condition. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (BLfD), according to The Guardian, reported that the sword is thought to have originated in the middle of the Bronze Age, around the late 14th century BCE.
The sword, which has an octagonal hilt, was discovered in a burial mound along with the remains of a man, a woman, and a little kid, according to the BLfD. Given that the three people and the sword were all interred together, one after the other, it is currently unknown whether there is any relationship between them.
The sword and the ancient grave need to be examined further, according to Mathias Pfeil, the director of BLfD, in order for archaeologists to properly classify the discovery. But he acknowledged that the sword’s preservation condition is outstanding and that discoveries like this are quite uncommon.
Swords from this era are uncommonly recovered, according to the BLfD, and prior similar discoveries tended to come from 19th-century tombs or individual finds.
