An ancient iron sword with a jade crosshair was discovered in Bashkiria.
In Bashkiria, a resident of the Kiginsky district accidentally found a rare artifact dating back to the Early Iron Age on the mountainside opposite his house. This was announced on May 21 by the director of the National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Rustam Iskhakov.
"This is not just a weapon, it is a genuine trace of living history, a connecting thread between the nomads of the Southern Urals and the great civilizations of the East of the I–II centuries," Iskhakov said on the VKontakte social network.
It is specified that this is the first sword found in the region with a jade crosshair. At a press conference at the National Museum, Iskhakov suggested that the sword may be of Chinese origin.
Arkeonews magazine reported on May 19 that during excavations at the Jiankou site of the Great Wall of China, archaeologists discovered a rare collection of military and household items from the Ming Dynasty. During the work related to the conservation of a steep and inaccessible site in the Huairou area, scientists examined watchtowers numbered 117, 118 and 119, discovering more than 300 artifacts.
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