The diver also found pottery and other artifacts
A scuba diver in Israel discovered a 900-year-old sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say likely belonged to a Crusader knight.
The man, identified as Shlomi Katzin, was on a dive Saturday in northern Israel when he came upon a trove of ancient artifacts including pottery, anchors and the nearly 4-foot-long sword, Israel’s Antiquities Authority said Monday.
The diver took the sword back to the shore – fearing the find could be buried – and gave it to the Israel Antiquities Authority's Northern District Robbery Prevention Unit inspector.
"It was found encrusted with marine organisms, but is apparently made of iron," Nir Distelfeld, an inspector in the authority’s robbery prevention unit, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "It is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor and swords."
The area where the sword was found reportedly provided shelter for ancient ships and is the origin of many archaeological treasures dating back thousands of years.
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A scuba diver in Israel discovered a 900-year-old sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say likely belonged to a Crusader knight.
The man, identified as Shlomi Katzin, was on a dive Saturday in northern Israel when he came upon a trove of ancient artifacts including pottery, anchors and the nearly 4-foot-long sword, Israel’s Antiquities Authority said Monday.
The diver took the sword back to the shore – fearing the find could be buried – and gave it to the Israel Antiquities Authority's Northern District Robbery Prevention Unit inspector.
"It was found encrusted with marine organisms, but is apparently made of iron," Nir Distelfeld, an inspector in the authority’s robbery prevention unit, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "It is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor and swords."
The area where the sword was found reportedly provided shelter for ancient ships and is the origin of many archaeological treasures dating back thousands of years.
Crusader knight's 900-year-old sword discovered by diver
A scuba diver in Israel discovered a 900-year-old sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say likely belonged to a Crusader knight.
