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2000 years old Roman cavalry spatha found in Częstochowa, Poland. Bit surprising find because it is for from the edge of Roman Empire. There is amber road going through Poland at this time. Sword broken in 3 places indicating funeral.

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2000 years old Roman cavalry spatha found in Częstochowa, Poland. Bit surprising find because it is for from the edge of Roman Empire. There is amber road going through Poland at this time. Sword broken in 3 places indicating funeral.

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2000-year-old graves of nearly 600 cats and dogs at the Roman port of Berenice in Egypt may be world's oldest pet cemetery. Many wore collars or other adornments, and they had been cared for through injury and old age, like today's pets

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2000-year-old graves of nearly 600 cats and dogs at the Roman port of Berenice in Egypt may be world's oldest pet cemetery. Many wore collars or other adornments, and they had been cared for through injury and old age, like today's pets

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In a stunning find deep in the woods of North Jura, Poland, metal detectorists have found a Roman sword from 2,000 years ago. The sword was in three pieces, which researchers think might mean it was part of a burial or ceremony.

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In a stunning find deep in the woods of North Jura, Poland, metal detectorists have found a Roman sword from 2,000 years ago. The sword was in three pieces, which researchers think might mean it was part of a burial or ceremony.

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This skull was preserved in a Danish bog for 5000 years, with the murder weapon beside it. The man was struck 8 times in the head with this wooden club, and analysis showed that his DNA differed from that of the local Danish population, indicating that he grew up somewhere else

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This skull was preserved in a Danish bog for 5000 years, with the murder weapon beside it. The man was struck 8 times in the head with this wooden club, and analysis showed that his DNA differed from that of the local Danish population, indicating that he grew up somewhere else

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Six Bronze Age shields from Scotland, dating from 3300 to 3500 years ago, have been brought together for the first time ahead of a new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Scotland this summer

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Six Bronze Age shields from Scotland, dating from 3300 to 3500 years ago, have been brought together for the first time ahead of a new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Scotland this summer

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A soapstone container containing several hundred gold coins from the Roman Empire was found in the center of the Italian city of Como.

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A soapstone container containing several hundred gold coins from the Roman Empire was found in the center of the Italian city of Como.

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4 figures at the South Window of Canterbury Cathedral are revealed to be the oldest stained-glass windows in Britain dating back 900 years. Tests on other ecclesiastical stained glass from England and France suggest that parts of these figures were made of remelted ancient Roman glass

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4 figures at the South Window of Canterbury Cathedral are revealed to be the oldest stained-glass windows in Britain dating back 900 years. Tests on other ecclesiastical stained glass from England and France suggest that parts of these figures were made of remelted ancient Roman glass

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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This curved Roman sword was used in Mithraic initiations, where it was placed about the neck of a candidate to give the illusion that it was pierced through. Found in the remains of a Mithraeum in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany

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This curved Roman sword was used in Mithraic initiations, where it was placed about the neck of a candidate to give the illusion that it was pierced through. Found in the remains of a Mithraeum in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany

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A beautiful flanged-axe from the Bronze Age, around 3,200 to 3,800 years old. I've found this today, while metal detecting in Germany, Xanten.

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A beautiful flanged-axe from the Bronze Age, around 3,200 to 3,800 years old. I've found this today, while metal detecting in Germany, Xanten.

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Turkey repatriates a total of 55 historical artifacts belonging to Iran, including a 1500-year-old sword from the Sasanian Empire, statues from the bronze age and 42 historical coins with Iranian origin.

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Turkey repatriates a total of 55 historical artifacts belonging to Iran, including a 1500-year-old sword from the Sasanian Empire, statues from the bronze age and 42 historical coins with Iranian origin.

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Roman spearheads found at the site of a battle at Harzhorn, Germany, which took place in the early 3rd century CE between Germanic and Roman troops, some 200 years after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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Roman spearheads found at the site of a battle at Harzhorn, Germany, which took place in the early 3rd century CE between Germanic and Roman troops, some 200 years after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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