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cel7
17th June 2023, 07:28 AM
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/bronze-age-sword-germany-scli-intl-scn/index.html
fernando
17th June 2023, 09:36 AM
The pictures, before they vanish.


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werecow
17th June 2023, 03:17 PM
Neat! Press release here (https://www.blfd.bayern.de/mam/blfd/presse/pi_bronzezeitliches_schwert.pdf), in case anyone is interested.
Hotspur
17th June 2023, 05:59 PM
The AP and Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/16/till-shines-3300-year-old-sword-found-in-germany-bronze-age-grave-bavaria


https://apnews.com/article/germany-bronze-age-sword-found-cb2070fdd128a40ee3f8e3421e80356b
Raf
21st June 2023, 04:21 PM
Maybe a small point but the blurb somewhere refers to the sword being manufactured by the process of casting on. Meaning that the blade was made first and the handle hot cast onto the tang. This is also seen in some Luristan swords. In the photograph the difference in the patina seems quite marked. One theory is that blades were deliberately work hardened by being hammered after casting.