Ragne Wahlquist's memorial service in Stockholm last month had all the solemnity (and the stacked guest list) of a state funeral. Wahlquist, who for nearly 50 years led the heavy metal institution ...

Old steel tools can often be repurposed into new blades through careful forging. In this project, a rusted iron saw is heated in a forge and reshaped into a katana-style sword. The process begins by ...

A metal detectorist in England discovered a tiny pyramid-shaped artifact that may have been used by an elite warrior at the top of his scabbard. The 1,400-year-old sword pyramid is about 0.24 inches ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Bronze Age sword dating back as far as 1700 B.C. was found broken in ...

A man searching a field in Cardiff with a metal detector uncovered a broken Bronze Age sword, archaeologists said. Photo shows a representative field in Wales. Photo from Sebastian Herrmann via ...

While scouring the land, something caused his metal detector to sound. After digging a little less than eight inches into the ground, Visser was met with an ancient object that was instantly ...