The sword that was found was still in its wooden scabbard. And the remains of ... believed bronze first came to Britain with the Beaker people who lived about 4,500 years ago in the temperate ...
"This is a unique time capsule, whereby fragments of scrolls, coins from the Jewish Revolt, leather sandals, and now even swords in their scabbards, sharp as if they had only just been hidden away ...
Scientists said the swords featured wooden and leather hilts, wooden scabbards, and steel blades that were amazingly preserved after spending almost 2,000 years in a remote desert cave.