In the winter of 2022, archaeologists discovered several cellars filled with World War II artifacts beneath the streets of ...

During World War II, a series of cellars in Germany was destroyed. From the wreckage, archaeologists unearthed a rare 17th-century Japanese short sword. It was found while researchers from the ...

Restoration work on a metal artifact found in Berlin, Germany, has revealed it to be an "ornately decorated" Japanese sword that possibly dates to the 17th century.

Mysterious highly-decorated Japanese sword discovered in Berlin cellar destroyed during WWII. Sword dates to 17th century during Edo period, when country followed a strict policy of self-isolation ...

This is useless for sword steel since the blade would shatter upon impact with a shield or another sword. Wootz, with its especially high carbon content of about 1.5%, should have been useless for ...

The 17th-century sword was found in a cellar that was destroyed during World War II, but it's unknown how it ended up there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A rare sword from the Kalmar War's early 17th century has been discovered by archaeologists from Arkeologerna, according to a report by Heritage Daily. A picture taken on October 19, 2021, shows ...

JAMESTOWN — The archaeology team at Historic Jamestowne had an Excalibur moment this past week, pulling fragments of a sword and a dagger out of a 17th-century well being excavated at the ...

The problem with steel manufacture is that high carbon contents of 1-2% certainly make the material harder, but also render it brittle. This is useless for sword steel since the blade would shatter ...