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Remarkable 11th-century ritual sword with rare symbolic inlays discovered in Dutch river (infosec.pub)

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Remarkable 11th-century ritual sword with rare symbolic inlays discovered in Dutch river

A nearly 1,000-year-old medieval sword has captured international attention after its incredible discovery in the Korte Linschoten River, close to the town of Montfoort in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The sword was discovered by construction workers, revealing itself from a clod of clay...

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[–] John@socks.masto.host 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@croyle@wandering.shop @archaeology@mstdn.social I was thinking it was amusing if there was accuracy in that claim. That would have been quite early in history to measure "one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator along the meridian passing through Paris"

[–] croyle@wandering.shop 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

@John @archaeology Approximately, or perhaps "coincidentally." :) Whichever was more fitting. Although I too strongly suspect the former.