He uncovered a cache of various 2,500-year-old artifacts, including a sword bent into an “S” shape as part of an ancient ritual. Upon making the discovery, the metal detectorist contacted the ...

A metal detectorist discovered a long, bronze sword that was bent into an S shape along with other artifacts from a bog near Veksø, northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The findings date back to ...

“Adjustments are made by millimeters to control the hardness of a sword,” Nakata said. “No modern metal products are based on so complex a structure.” But the elaborate structure proved to ...