Mystery Deepens After 2,700-Year-Old Bronze Sword Emerges Standing Upright

A metal detectorist recently spotted a 2,700-year-old bronze sword in an unusual position — standing upright in the ground.

The discovery was announced by the Pomeranian Provincial Heritage Conservator on Facebook earlier in June.

The weapon was found by hobbyist Marcin Wiśniewski in the Gdańsk Forest District in northern Poland, near the Baltic coast. It dates to the Late Bronze Age, between 900 and 700 B.C.

Pictures released by officials show the remarkably preserved bronze weapon sticking up from sandy soil during the excavation.

Wiśniewski — who previously found a Bronze Age hoard in a forested area outside of Gdańsk — alerted heritage officials to the discovery.