March
07
/ 2026
A maritime archaeology student has made the ‘find of a lifetime’ - but for the second time, after discovering a 900-year-old Crusader sword while swimming off Israel's Carmel Coast. Shlomi Katzin, a student at the University of Haifa, spotted the remarkable artifact emerging from the seabed near Dor Beach, a stunning reminder of the region's tumultuous medieval history. This is the second Crusader-era sword Katzin has discovered in the same area, the first having been found in 2021. A Fortuitous Find According to a University of Haifa release, Katzin’s discovery was a stroke of luck. While swimming, he noticed a group of divers using a metal detector and, fearing they were antiquities thieves, he encouraged them to leave the area
