4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition"
4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition"
The "dramatic and exciting discovery" tells a story of empire and rebellion, of long-distance conquest and local insurrection.
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Almost in mint condition
If this is representative of what Roman mints were producing, it’s no wonder they had currency issues.
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Definitely a relative term here
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The archeologist's equivalent of an astrophysicist saying the Sun is gonna explode "soon."
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As a historian, I can say something over 1000 years old that is not fragmented or on the verge of being fragmented is very good condition. Not missing anything or any notable pieces too? Damn near mint
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Amazing to find weapons after all this time that haven't been decayed by the gloom.
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They were in the depths I think, so it checks out.
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The fact that the wood and leather bits are preserved is pretty awesome.
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after they do their restoration magic on these things, they are going to look incredible.. they really will look like they were used yesterday..
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Today on PowerWash5000 we will be restoring some antique swords!
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Here you guys go. fuck that clickbait website
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Link appears to lead to video with no swords in it?
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Link usually has the master sword, at least in every video I've seen.
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Never played Majora's Mask huh?
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