A Bronze Age sword, broken into seven pieces, was discovered in the historic village of Panelia in southwestern Finland. Its age ranges from 2000 to 4000 years
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The historic find was found in the backyard. Photo: pori.fi
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The sword was discovered in late July by Matti Rintamaan, who had bought his first metal detector just two weeks earlier.
Initial searches in his own yard gave no results, then he moved to the parental yard, where he discovered the historical find.
After viewing a large number of photographs of the find, experts from the National Council of Antiquities confirmed that it is really old metal, dating from 2000 to 4000 years, writes pori.fi.
Archaeologists believe that the remains of the sword were moved there along with the topsoil during construction work many years ago.
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Fewer than 200 Bronze Age bronze items have been found in Finland, of which only 25 are swords or daggers, so this is an extremely rare find. Panelia is also home to Finland’s largest Bronze Age mound, the Royal Tomb.
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