Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is decorated with tiny swastikas, the French National Institute of Preventive ...

Archaeologists from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) said in a translated statement that the metal ornaments and weapons found in the skeleton-less tomb were ...

Celtic swords, more than 2,000 years old, were found at a necropolis in central France, officials said. V. Georges French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research In central ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,300-year-old Celtic sword in France decorated with glass paste and swastika engravings, a discovery shedding more light on weapons manufactured in ancient Europe.

Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is decorated with tiny swastikas, the French National Institute of ...

The sword was found at a strange second Iron Age burial site, lacking any skeletons due to the acidity of the soil. However, researchers uncovered several metal artefacts at the site, including ...