Flying SquidM to ArchaeologyEnglish · 1 year ago4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition"www.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-link4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition"www.cbsnews.comFlying SquidM to ArchaeologyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareJohnEdwa@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoThe normal expected condition for a sword of that era is a mostly rusted away chunk of metal, when after 1900 years you have shiny metal and intact wood and leather, it really is near mint.
The normal expected condition for a sword of that era is a mostly rusted away chunk of metal, when after 1900 years you have shiny metal and intact wood and leather, it really is near mint.