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With a Metal Detector, an Amateur Prospector Discovers a Bronze-Age Sword Planted Vertically in a Wood: the Vestige of a Forgotten Ritual?

In June 2026, in the woods of the forest district of Gdańsk (northern Poland), amateur prospector Marcin Wiśniewski lawfully explores the basement with his metal detector. His device signals something. He clears the earth with caution. A blade appears. According to the Provincial Conservator of the Monuments of Pomerania (Pomorski Wojewódzki Konserwator Zabytków), the object is a bronze sword dating from the fifth period of the Bronze Age, that …
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In June 2026, in the woods of the forest district of Gdańsk (northern Poland), amateur prospector Marcin Wiśniewski lawfully explores the basement with his metal detector. His device signals something. He clears the earth with caution. A blade appears. According to the Provincial Conservator of the Monuments of Pomerania (Pomorski Wojewódzki Konserwator Zabytków), the object is a bronze sword dating from the fifth period of the Bronze Age, that …

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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