The swords, three with their iron blades still in their scabbards, may have been hidden in this remote cliffside crevice by Jewish rebels about 1,900 years ago.
The unexpected discovery of four impeccably preserved Roman swords, hidden for 1900 years high in a cave in the Judean Desert, brings a slice of turbulent history to the fore.
Israeli archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery of four extremely rare and well-preserved Roman swords in a small hidden cave in an area of isolated cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea.
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