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Sunday, June 30, 2024
Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Sword So Well Preserved It ‘Almost Still Shines’
Bronze swords first emerged around 1600 BC, and were used until roughly 600 AD. Researchers say that the Bavarian artifact dates to the end of the 14th century BC.
the owner was buried with his sword and arrowheads and most likely a shield and bow that has since decayed. they were most likely a king or one of the elite warrior class. beautiful artifacts.
I'm betting there's probably a little more to the "whole story". Those arrow heads look a whole lot more like 50-year-old broadheads than 3000-year-old points.
Metal arrowheads haven't changed much since they were first created. Only modified to defeat specific armors or animals and modified using better metals.
A broadhead from Homeric Greece looks almost identical to a non-razor equipped broadhead from Bass Pro Shops.
You know, every time they discover one of these finds the 'experts' say that most of the crafters at the time 'couldn't do this.'
Bullshit. What's so friggin hard to cast a handle around a blade? If some bumpkin with a blowtorch can do it, someone with a far superior setup sure as hell could have done it.
One of the weirdest guys I ever met was a PhD jeweler who worked for a museum. His job was to recreate all the jewelry pieces so they could put the fakes on display. He did stuff from 1st Dynasty Egypt all the way up to the 1600's. With the appropriate equipment. He said it actually wasn't hard, and he could train most jewelers to do the same.
Just because it was 'ancient times' doesn't mean the craftsmen and workers didn't take care and pride in their work. Just look at all the carvings, jewelry and metalwork from Scandinavia done by 'barbarians' before and during the Viking Ages.
The blade appears translucent.
ReplyDeleteAye, there be orcs about!
Deletethe owner was buried with his sword and arrowheads and most likely a shield and bow that has since decayed. they were most likely a king or one of the elite warrior class. beautiful artifacts.
ReplyDeleteGrave robbers
ReplyDeleteI'm betting there's probably a little more to the "whole story".
ReplyDeleteThose arrow heads look a whole lot more like 50-year-old broadheads than 3000-year-old points.
Metal arrowheads haven't changed much since they were first created. Only modified to defeat specific armors or animals and modified using better metals.
DeleteA broadhead from Homeric Greece looks almost identical to a non-razor equipped broadhead from Bass Pro Shops.
You know, every time they discover one of these finds the 'experts' say that most of the crafters at the time 'couldn't do this.'
ReplyDeleteBullshit. What's so friggin hard to cast a handle around a blade? If some bumpkin with a blowtorch can do it, someone with a far superior setup sure as hell could have done it.
One of the weirdest guys I ever met was a PhD jeweler who worked for a museum. His job was to recreate all the jewelry pieces so they could put the fakes on display. He did stuff from 1st Dynasty Egypt all the way up to the 1600's. With the appropriate equipment. He said it actually wasn't hard, and he could train most jewelers to do the same.
Just because it was 'ancient times' doesn't mean the craftsmen and workers didn't take care and pride in their work. Just look at all the carvings, jewelry and metalwork from Scandinavia done by 'barbarians' before and during the Viking Ages.