The Israeli Antiquities Authority thinks the four swords were used by Judean rebels 1,900 years ago. One reseacher said they "look as if they could be picked up and used right now." Israeli ...

Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was […] ...

The astonishing discovery in Israel of four swords from nearly 2,000 years ago evokes ancient rebellions and offers unprecedented opportunity for scientific investigation. A conservator adjusts a foam ...

The weapons were well preserved with their iron blades, sheaths and handles still intact — RONALDO SCHEMIDT Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday displayed four Roman-era swords and a javelin discovered ...

A cache of "excellently preserved" Roman weapons tucked away in an isolated cave near the Dead Sea have been discovered by Israeli researchers. The Israel Antiquity Authority announced the find on ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by ...

Four remarkably preserved Roman swords “in almost mint condition” — with their wooden and leather hilts and steel blades still intact after 1,900 years — have been discovered inside a remote cave near ...

A treasure hunter has uncovered a hoard of ancient weapons that were likely used by barbarian tribes during Roman times. The "accidental discovery" was made in a forested area near the town of ...

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Excavations in a southern Italy town revealed ancient fortified walls that fell to a Roman siege. CNR ISPC (Archaeological Mapping Laboratory) Before the era of the Romans in southern Italy, the ...