Remarkable 11th-century ritual sword with rare symbolic inlays discovered in Dutch river
A nearly 1,000-year-old medieval sword has captured international attention after its incredible discovery in the Korte Linschoten River, close to the town of Montfoort in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The sword was discovered by construction workers, revealing itself from a clod of clay...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/rare-sperm-whale-tooth-unearthed-in-valencina/
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flabbergast@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Correct link
croyle@wandering.shop · 1 pts · 1y
John@socks.masto.host · 1 pts · 1y
@croyle@wandering.shop @archaeology@mstdn.social I was curious, so
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/11th-century-ritual-sword-discovered-in-dutch-river/
I thought the humorous part was that it said the sword was 1 meter long.
Amazing if true.
croyle@wandering.shop · 1 pts · 1y
John@socks.masto.host · 2 pts · 1y
@croyle@wandering.shop @archaeology@mstdn.social I was thinking it was amusing if there was accuracy in that claim. That would have been quite early in history to measure "one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator along the meridian passing through Paris"
croyle@wandering.shop · 1 pts · 1y