A 900-year-old Crusader sword that was found in 2021 on the bottom of the Mediterranean by a scuba diver...
The iron sword, measuring about 3 feet (1 meter) long, was discovered by diver Shlomi Katzin near the ancient port city of Atlit after shifting sands exposed artifacts on the seabed.
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority identified the weapon as a Crusader-era sword dating to roughly the 11th–13th centuries. The region was a major battleground during the Crusades, when European Christian kingdoms established and defended territories in the Levant. Atlit itself was home to the formidable Crusader fortress known as Château Pèlerin, built by the Knights Templar in 1218.
Although heavily encrusted with marine organisms after centuries underwater, conservation experts determined that the blade and hilt remained remarkably well preserved beneath the deposits. The sword was carefully recovered and stabilized to prevent deterioration once exposed to air.
Thousands of medieval ships passed along this stretch of coastline, and underwater surveys have uncovered anchors, pottery, weapons, and cargoes spanning more than 4,000 years of maritime history, making it one of the richest underwater archaeological regions in the eastern Mediterranean.
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A Muslim in Italy is harassing random American Jews about "Palestine".
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Fuck Palestine. I can't wait until it's relegated to the dustbin of history.
President Trump acknowledging Robert Redford’s great accomplishments.
They had very different politics but nothing disparaging was said. This is how you conduct yourself in a civil society leftists.
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