Bronze Age sword discovered in archaeological breakthrough but location remains a mystery – Daily Express

Archaeologists had been excavating an area in the region of Rychnov nad Kneznou in north-east Bohemia, when they came across the sword. The sword has an ornamental engraving and a very sharp blade and was found alongside several rivets which were used to secure the sword handle to the blade. A bronze spear head from about the same period also featured.

Although the region is well-known for its Bronze Age artefacts, it is still extremely rare to come across swords.

Martina Bekova from the Rychnov museum said: “The bronze sword with its tongue handle is dated around 1200 BC, it belongs to the Lusatian culture.

“The findings of this culture are numerous in East Bohemia, but this is not true of swords.”