June
27
/ 2026
A remarkably preserved bronze sword dating back around 2,700 years has been unearthed in a forest near Gdańsk, Poland. The find offers archaeologists a rare opportunity to investigate how prestigious weapons were deposited during the Late Bronze Age. The discovery is notable not only because of the weapon itself, but also because of the actions of the detectorist who found it. Marcin Wiśniewski, a knowledgeable metal detectorist, chose to leave the sword in place and report it to the appropriate authorities. Due to this, the sword could be excavated professionally as part of a larger archaeological project with the surrounding archaeological sequence preserved. The sword was found in a legal metal detecting survey in the Gdańsk Forest District, in an
