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What is the 2,000-year-old brown mystery liquid found in ancient Chinese tomb? Scientists test substance found buried with warrior and his sword in 221BC Chinese archaeologists have unearthed 2,000-year-old swan-shaped vessel Bronze pot was found inside tomb alongside a helmet and an iron and jade sword More than 3 litres of mysterious, brownish liquid was … Read more
A ‘fantasy knight’ today apologised after armed police swooped on his stroll in full medieval outfit and sword around a Cardiff beauty spot – and said: ‘I was simply enjoying a walk in my armour.’ History-lover Lennon Thomas, 20, was stopped in his tracks at Hendre Lake, in St Mellons by three gun-toting officers on Wednesday … Read more
An Indian police officer’s hand was lopped off in a terrifying sword attack while enforcing a coronavirus roadblock. Harjit Singh, an assistant sub inspector with the Punjab Police, was patrolling the barricade outside a vegetable market in Patiala when seven men belonging to the Nihang Sikh warrior sect turned violent. When the police asked the … Read more
Dramatic moment semi-naked man brandishes a Samurai sword and claims he has coronavirus before being wrestled to the ground by Spanish police after he ‘threatened to go on a killing spree’ Incident took place at around 1.45pm this afternoon in Moratalaz, Madrid Unconfirmed local reports said the man had fled hospital after falling ill He … Read more
One of the oldest swords in the world that was mislabelled in a museum on the Saint Lazarus Island, Venice, is around 5,000 years old, according to a new study. The ultra-rare sword, which doesn’t resemble most ancient weapons in the world, was made around the year 3000BC and came from eastern Turkey. However, the … Read more
The world’s oldest weapon? 5,000-year-old Anatolian sword is discovered in the Armenian Monastery of Venice after being mislabelled as ‘Medieval’ The sword from the end of the 4th century BC was held in a Venice museum A PhD student saw the sword in a medieval section but thought it much older The sword has been reassessed and dates from … Read more