2,300-year-old perfectly preserved sword, “still shining”, found in China

Posted On: Jan 6th, 2017 at 23:08

China
The scabbard might have deteriorated over the last two thousand years and more, but the sword inside amazed archaeologists when it was found to be in near-perfect condition.
The sword was found in a tomb in the Xinyang province, but it is not yet known who it belonged to since China, at that time, was awash with warring states before the great emperors eventually took control.
Although just about everything is known about ancient China’s sword making techniques, this particular sword will shed more light (excuse the pun) on the weapons used in the period of turmoil between 475 and 221 BC.

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