Bronze Age sword found in Danish bog, dates back 2,500 years Sword and artefacts linked to ancient ritual sacrifice practices ...

The sword's design suggests it was not made in Denmark but rather in more southern parts of Europe that were dominated by the Hallstatt culture during the Bronze Age, the statement said. The Hallstatt ...

The rare artifacts date back to around 500 BCE—and the detectorist's second go was somehow just as fortuitous.

Before it was deposited in the bog, however, the sword had been ritually bent into an S shape, making it unusable. Two iron ...