German archaeologists find a Bronze Age sword so new-looking it "almost shines".
German archaeologists are thrilled to have dug up a Bronze Age sword more than 3,000 years old which is extraordinarily well preserved.
The bronze sword with an octagonal hilt was found in a grave in the southern town of Nördlingen. It is thought to be from the late 14th Century BC.
Its condition is so good "it almost still shines", Bavaria's State Office for Monument Protection (BLfD) says. .... 3000 years old and in THAT good of shape.. Nah Man put that back.
















