Archaeologists Discover a Well-Preserved Sword From Early Medieval-Era in a Cemetery Engraved With Mysterious Runes Archaeologists have recently unearthed many valuable artifacts from an early medieval cemetery in England.

Dating to the fifth and sixth centuries C.E., the burials held a trove of grave goods—but the team was particularly impressed by the sword, which was covered in intricate decorations

"I've never seen one that's so beautifully preserved." Archaeologists excavating a medieval cemetery near Canterbury, England just unearthed a 1,500-year-old sword inside an Anglo-Saxon grave. Equipped with a silver and gilt hilt as well as a blade inscribed with mysterious runes,