Instead of shell casings or coins, the two metal detectorists and history enthusiasts unearthed a three-foot-long Roman-era sword that dates back nearly 2,000 years. “We’d never found anything ...

Experts from the Częstochawa Museum secured the sword for analysis ... spatha sword, a type of long, straight weapon that was used by Celtic auxiliaries in the Roman army during the 1st century ...

The sword itself is identified as a spatha, a type of straight, long sword used by Celtic auxiliaries in the Roman army during the first century CE. The spatha gradually became a standard heavy ...