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WRITER FUEL: Ten Cool Ancient Weapons We Found in 2021

German Dagger
(Image credit: Archaeological Service Graubünden)

Archaeologists have made some remarkable finds this year, from barnacle-encrusted Crusader swords at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea to non-returning boomerangs in South Australia. In this countdown, we pick 10 of our favorite sword and weapons discoveries from 2021.

Ornate Roman Dagger

In November, an amateur archaeologist with a metal detector in Switzerland discovered an ornate dagger that belonged to a Roman soldier 2,000 years ago.

The finding led a team of archaeologists to the site, who then uncovered hundreds of artifacts from a “lost” battlefield where Roman legionaries fought Rhaetian warriors as Rome sought to consolidate power in the area.

Archaeologists think one of those legionaries may have buried the dagger intentionally after the battle as a token of thanks for victory. Only four similar daggers — each sharing distinctive features like cross-shaped handles — have ever been found in former Roman territories.

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