Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by Israeli archaeologists ...

In an extraordinary discovery, archaeologists unearthed two 2,300-year-old swords in a Celtic necropolis. The swords were discovered in what is believed to be a ceremonial burial site, their blades ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. The rare cache of weapons was ...

A remarkable medieval sword with rare symbols was recently put on display in a Dutch museum, over a year after it was found by construction workers unexpectedly. The discovery of the sword was ...

Archaeologists discovered a Celtic necropolis from the second Iron Age filled with metal artifacts. The team located two swords still in their sheaths covered in ornate decorations. The swastika ...

Since the 1930s, the Field Museum has been in possession of a sword from Hungary with the belief it was just a well-made replica. But the sword is no impostor, the Chicago museum announced on Tuesday, ...

Researchers think the weapon was used in a naval battle by a Crusader about 800 years ago, according to a new study published by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Shlomi Katzin Israel Antiquities ...

This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Sign up here to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. Fifty years ago, a stalactite ...