Mysterious 4,500-Year-Old Flint Blade Unearthed by Amateur Archaeologists in Northern Germany Sparks New Questions About Ancient Life
Ancient Axe Head Discovered By Polish Man Weeding His Raspberry Patch
Lublin Provincial Conservator of MonumentsThe ancient axe head found in a Polish raspberry bush.
As All That’s Interesting reported, in May 2024, a Polish man weeding his raspberry patch made the serendipitous discovery of an ancient, 2.5-inch axe head that similarly dated back 4,500 years.
That axe head initially appeared to be nothing more than a wedge-shaped rock, except for a thin, blade-like edge and its unnaturally uniform shape. When presented to experts, they determined that it was indeed a blade — one that hailed from the mysterious Globular Amphora culture, a lesser-studied population whose artifacts are more commonly found throughout eastern Poland and Ukraine.
After reading about this ancient flint blade from Germany, read about another ancient blade: the Ulfberht swords used by the Vikings. Then, read about France’s famous Durandal sword — and its recent theft.
