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The three-foot-long iron sword is covered in sediment and shells. (Yoav Bornstein / University of Haifa)

This Diver Stumbled Upon a Centuries-Old Sword Beneath the Mediterranean Sea. Years Later, He Found Another One Nearby

Shlomi Katzin, who unearthed a 900-year-old sword in 2021, recently discovered a similar artifact jutting out of the seabed off the coast of Israel

Sarah Kuta

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