In an extraordinary discovery, archaeologists unearthed two 2,300-year-old swords in a Celtic necropolis. The swords were ...

Around 2,500 years ago, an elite Celtic warrior was gravely injured by an ... sitting or riding. Although no weapon was found embedded in the bone or in the grave, the researchers figured out ...

It contains a stunning array of finds including five Celtic warriors whose weapons and adornments attest to membership of a powerful but long-lost elite. Archaeologist Emilie Millet spoke to ...

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 ...

However, the shorter, decorated sword likely wasn’t functional. Instead, it may have been worn as a symbol of power, perhaps by a commanding warrior. In the fourth century B.C.E., Celtic tribes ...