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Archaeologists Found a 3,300-Year-Old Sword at the Bottom of an Italian Lake (and It’s Still Sharp)

Divers discovered a remarkably preserved Bronze Age sword in an Italian lake, alongside mysterious artifacts dating back millennia.

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When the Lady of the Lake handed King Arthur the sword Excalibur, it’s like, come on—this myth really wants me to believe a piece of metal would stay sharp after sitting underwater for centuries? Get real.

Well, according to a statement from the exceptionally wordy branch of Italy’s ministry of culture known as (get ready for it) Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria, the story just got a little more realistic: a team of archaeologists recently pulled a 3,300-year-old Bronze Age sword out of an Italian lake, and........

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