CHICAGO (CBS) – An ancient sword that sat inside the Field Museum for nearly 100 years that was believed to be a replica is actually a 3,000-year-old artifact. Curators said a European expert noticed ...

At Chicago's Field Museum, what was thought to be a modern replica of a Bronze Age sword turned out to be the real deal. The artifact actually dates back 3,000 years, the museum announced last week.

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X-rays of a sword that had been sitting in museum storage reveals that it’s actually from the Bronze Age. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The sword Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had at his side when he surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is returning to Appomattox as the centerpiece of a new museum examining the ...

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Odisha police are set to unveil a public museum in Bhubaneswar, showcasing a remarkable collection of antique weapons, swords ...

Since the 1930s, the Field Museum has been in possession of a sword from Hungary with the belief it was just a well-made replica. But the sword is no impostor, the Chicago museum announced on Tuesday, ...

at the Museum of the American Revolution beginning September 13. The sword of Irish-born Commodore John Barry, considered the “Father of the U.S. Navy,” will return to Philadelphia for the first time ...

Medieval weapons in Poland's Lake Lednica linked to the country's first rulers, Mieszko I and Bolesław the Brave, were found recently by archaeologists.