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Ritually bent Bronze Age sword unearthed in Danish bog is 'very rare find'
A metal detectorist has unearthed a long, bronze sword that was bent into an S shape during an ancient ritual in what is now ...
2,500-Year-Old Rare Bronze Age Sword with Iron Rivets Unearthed in Danish Bog
Bronze Age sword found in Danish bog, dates back 2,500 years Sword and artefacts linked to ancient ritual sacrifice practices ...
Rookie Metal Detectorist Unearths 2,500-Year-Old Sacrificial Artifacts, Including Bent Sword
The rare artifacts date back to around 500 BCE—and the detectorist's second go was somehow just as fortuitous.
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Ritually Bent Bronze Age Sword Recovered in Denmark
Before it was deposited in the bog, however, the sword had been ritually bent into an S shape, making it unusable. Two iron ...
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A Metal Detectorist In Denmark Has Uncovered A 2,500-Year-Old Sword That Was Bent During A Sacrificial Ritual
A first-time metal detectorist found a cache of objects dating back to 500 B.C.E. in a bog near Veksø, including a sword, ...
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Metal detectorist finds 2,500-year-old S-shaped sacrificial sword in bog in Denmark
An amateur metal detectorist stumbled upon a deposit of rare ritual offerings from the Bronze Age buried in a bog in Denmark ... The presence of iron rivets in the sword’s handle indicates ...