Two rare Roman cavalry swords discovered in a Gloucestershire field have sparked the excavation of a previously unknown Iron ...

Glenn Manning was only on his second metal detecting search ever when his machine pinged on two Roman-era swords in the ...

A cache of ancient weapons from the Roman period has been discovered hidden in a remote cave in Israel. The cache includes four exceptionally well-preserved Roman swords from 1,900 years ago, the ...

They confirmed that the sword dated back to the 3rd or 4th century C.E. and believed it was an ancient spatha sword, a type of long, straight weapon that was used by Celtic auxiliaries in the ...

Four stunningly preserved Roman-era swords—preserved for almost 2,000 years in their wood and leather scabbards—have been discovered in a cave near the Dead Sea, the Israel Antiquities ...

A metal detectorist discovered two 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords still protected in remnants of their wooden scabbards, or sheaths in the North Cotswolds, England. Glenn Manning found the ...

The swords themselves were a significant find, but their discovery sparked interest in searching the area for any other Roman items, officials said. Instead, archaeologists found an entire settlement.

Polish detectorists find 2,000-year-old Roman spatha sword while searching for WWII relics. ... a type of straight, long sword used by Celtic auxiliaries in the Roman army during the first century CE.

Three were 60 to 65 centimeters long, a type classified as Roman spatha swords. The fourth was shorter, with a blade of 45 centimeters, which the researchers identify as a ring-pommel sword.

Israeli archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery of four extremely rare and well-preserved Roman swords in a small hidden cave in an area of isolated cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea.

Three of the swords were identified as Roman spatha swords, with 2-foot-long blades, and a shorter weapon, a ring-pommel sword, with an 18-inch-long blade. One of the swords recently found in a ...