Iron Age warriors bent the swords of their defeated enemies, ancient hoard reveals
When you purchase through contact on our land site , we may garner an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . A metal detectorist scour an ancient hillfort has uncovered " one of the biggest Iron Age weapon hoards in westerly Germany , " according to archeologist at the Regional Association of Westphalia - Lippe ( LWL ) . The cache contains more than 150 object , include advisedly bent weapons , such as 40 spearhead and lancehead tip , swords and fragments of shell honcho ( rotund structure at the center of a carapace ) ; peter ; belt hooks;horsegear ; three flatware coin ; bronze jewellery ; and one fibula , or low-spirited wooden leg bone , Manuel Zeiler , an archeologist at LWL , told Live Science ....