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A discovery on the coast of Poland has intrigued historians and archaeologists alike. A shiny metal object, believed to be a 2,500-year-old dagger, was found by metal detector enthusiasts braving ...

An "extremely rare" copper dagger thought to be more than 4,000 years old has been discovered by a metal detectorist in Poland. Piotr Gorlach made the find while conducting a search with his metal ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Davide Bonaduce Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old copper dagger and ...

On a windswept stretch of Poland’s Baltic coast, a pair of hobby metal detectorists have stumbled onto a weapon that last saw daylight nearly 2,800 years ago. The small bronze dagger, glittering with ...

A discovery of a testicle-shaped dagger at an ancient fortress was likely a bold statement and a useful weapon. Archaeologists working at the Gullberg fortress in Sweden uncovered a trove of weapons, ...

The metal detectorist found shards of the daggers back in 2017, gaining the attention of archaeologists and researchers. Photo by Stade District / Christian Schmidt In a cornfield in northern Germany, ...

In a cornfield in northern Germany, cultivated and worked for years, two ancient artifacts sat just below the surface, waiting to be unearthed. Metal detectorist Frank Hoferichter scanned the field in ...