According to a report, four 1,900 year old swords were found in a cave in the judean desert. Reportedly, the swords found by an archeological team are thought to date from the second jewish revolt 132-136 ordinary time, a rebellion by jews of the roman province of Judaea against the roman empire.
According to the report, the four swords, three still in their scabbards are amazingly preserved, including the metal, the handles and the scabbards. Reportedly, three of the swords are roman spatha swords with blades 60-65 cm long, the fourth weapon a ring pommel sword has a 45 cm blade. According to the report, they were discovered in a fissure in a cave near the Ein Gedi national park near the Dead Sea, also found in an adjacent niche was pieces of carved wood which turned out to be pieces of the sword’s scabbards.
Reportedly, the cave was known to archaeologists because it contained a stalactite with a fragmentary inscription in ancient hebrew. According to the report, a team went to the cave to photograph the inscription with multisceptral photography (can decipher parts of the inscription not visible to the naked eye) when the swords were discovered.
Reportedly, the judean desert archaeological survey team are conducting a multiyear survey of over 800 caves in the judean desert to find and preserve archaeological remains.