When “fake” turned out to be real: 3000-year-old sword was kept in a museum for 100 years as a copy (photo)

An ancient sword kept in the Natural History Museum for nearly 100 years. Field, Chicago, USA, considered a replica of Bronze Age weapons. But a new analysis has shown it to be a real 3,000-year-old weapon, writes Ancient Origins.

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In the 1930s, archaeologists from Hungary discovered an ancient sword on the banks of the Danube River, where the river runs through the Hungarian capital, Budapest. At the same time, American scientists bought the find from Hungarian archaeologists and sent it to the Natural History Museum. The field where it has successfully demonstrated since then. However, initially this sword was mistakenly marked as a copy of the original weapon. But a new study by American scientists has shown that the so-called replica was actually forged about 3,000 years ago, in the Late Bronze Age.

This discovery was made during the preparations for the exhibition titled “The First Kings of Europe”, which will open on March 31, 2023. Scientists had doubts that this sword was a copy, so they asked the museum’s administration to carefully analyze it to find out when and from what it was created.

The scientists analyzed the chemical composition of the ancient sword using radiography. According to William Parkinson of the Natural History Museum. Field’s team knew that if the sword were indeed 3000 years old, it would have a certain chemical structure. And the museum management was very surprised when the results of the investigation came to light.

If the sword was indeed made of bronze, its chemical analysis must have shown a certain proportion of copper and tin in an alloy with small amounts of other elements. The results showed that this is a real sword and not a copy from the Bronze Age that was created 3000 years ago. Scientists believe these weapons were forged between 1080 and 990 BC.

A few years ago, Hungarian archaeologist Gábor Szabo of the University of Budapest, in his study, described the human populations that lived in present-day Hungary during the Late Bronze Age.

According to the scientist, archaeological finds show that these ancient people left one of the most numerous artifacts from the period before the conquest of this region by Ancient Rome. Scientists have discovered many unusual tools, the remains of dozens of settlements, and numerous weapons.

Meanwhile, scientists believe the sword, which is now considered real, is an example of a weapon used in an ancient war. However, scientists believe that the sword either accidentally fell into the Danube or was thrown there after the war, during the rite to commemorate the dead soldiers.

Focus He had already written that in Norway scientists had discovered the world’s oldest rune stone and learned what was written on it. By the way, this inscription is almost 2 thousand years old.

same Focus He wrote that a rare Viking sword had been discovered in Norway. The decor of the sword hilt incorporates elements of a typical Late Iron Age style.