The long tapering blade with bevelled edges and with a distinct median ridge decorated with a criss-cross lattice pattern, the hilt with two circular flanges below a circular, dished pommel. 54cm (21 ...

To get to these results, the first group of researchers studied the wear patterns on 47 ancient swords before creating four bronze replicas ... could have been used to ceremonial combat as well ...

The 3,000 year-old Peebles Hoard is redefining the understanding of Scotland's Bronze Age with never-before seen treasures.

Typically, bronze mirrors that are found at archaeological ... Experts believe that the sword was a ceremonial instrument to ward off evil, not a weapon, due to its large size.

“conclusively showing that ‘iron cores’ were not a technological feature in these bronze swords, but a result of modern tampering.” The findings not only evidence the prevalence of modern ...

A recent analysis by archaeologist Nicoletta Antognelli Michel of the Technical University of Darmstadt has led to a ...

Clockwise from top left: Roman mosaic of a retiarius versus a secutor; Roman bronze gladiator helmet ... large rectangular shield, and short sword. The Traex wore a similar wide-brimmed crested ...

As always, our tier list for Sword of Convallaria is subject to change as the game gets new characters and balance updates that may shift the meta. It’s also worth pointing out that the PvE ...

28, she suddenly interrupted their own ceremony when she realized that all 145 guests were also standing. "I was so nervous and trying so hard to be present and be in the moment so I was doing ...

Across Canada, dignitaries marked Remembrance Day by laying wreaths at ceremonies, school children sang in the late fall ...

69cm (27in) long. See a similar bronze sword of similar size, Eastern Zhou or Han dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, p.164, no.65.