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Medieval sword found on seabed was likely lost during naval battle (www.heritagedaily.com)

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Medieval sword found off Israel’s Hof HaCarmel coast was likely lost during a naval battle 800-years-ago during the Crusader period.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

A survey of the area where it was found has so far resulted in no further artefacts or evidence of human remains, however, according to Gosker: “The soldier may still lie undiscovered in the depths, to be revealed one day by the shifting sands.”

Or the new guy just dropped on his first day work and had to have an awkward conversation with the captain. Either way great find! It would be cool if they found a shipwreck near by.