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The four-foot-long weapon is encrusted in marine organisms but otherwise in “perfect condition”
A diver discovered the 900-year-old sword in a natural cove off the coast of northern Israel. Shlomi Katzin / Israel Antiquities Authority
A man diving off the coast of northern Israel, not far from his home, recently stumbled onto a 900-year-old sword dated to the time of the Crusades. Shlomi Katzin, a resident of the town of Atlit, spotted the sword and other centuries-old artifacts on the sea bed off the Carmel coast, where shifting sands had apparently made them suddenly visible, reports Nicky Blackburn for Israel21c.
The four-foot-long sword was covered in shells and other remnants of sea life. Katzin reported the discovery to the Israel Antiquities Authority’s (IAA) robbery prevention unit.
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Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Off Israel's Coast | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
A diver discovered the 900-year-old sword in a natural cove off the coast of northern Israel. Shlomi Katzin / Israel Antiquities Authority
A man diving off the coast of northern Israel, not far from his home, recently stumbled onto a 900-year-old sword dated to the time of the Crusades. Shlomi Katzin, a resident of the town of Atlit, spotted the sword and other centuries-old artifacts on the sea bed off the Carmel coast, where shifting sands had apparently made them suddenly visible, reports Nicky Blackburn for Israel21c.
The four-foot-long sword was covered in shells and other remnants of sea life. Katzin reported the discovery to the Israel Antiquities Authority’s (IAA) robbery prevention unit.
Continued below.
Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Off Israel's Coast | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
