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Dead Sea reveals four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in cave

2023-09-06 19:18
The excellently-preserved weapons are believed to have been hidden by Judean rebels 1,900 years ago.
Dead Sea reveals four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in cave

A cache of four excellently-preserved Roman swords and a javelin have been discovered by Israeli researchers in a cave overlooking the Dead Sea.

Three of the 1,900-year-old weapons, whose iron blades are 60-65cm long (24-26in), were still in wooden scabbards.

They were found in a near-inaccessible...