Jacob Sharvit, director of the Marine Archaeology Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority holds a 4-feet-long sword, that experts say a scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country’s Mediterranean coast at Cesarea, Israel, Oct. 19, 2021.
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In this photo provided by Israel’s Antiquities Authority, an ancient sword is seen after it was discovered by an Israeli diver off the country’s Mediterranean coast near Haifa, Israel, Oct. 14, 2021.
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Israel’s Antiquities Authority said a scuba diver was on a weekend dive in northern Israel last Saturday when he spotted a trove of ancient artifacts that included anchors, pottery and the sword.
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Shlomi Katzin found the sword on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea along with other artifacts, including stone anchors and pottery fragments. But the sword was the most “priceless” and “extremely rare” artifact according to Jacob Sharvit, who leads the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Marine Archaeology Unit.
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Shlomi Katzin, the scuba diver who found the sword on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea along with other artifacts, was awarded a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship and praised by the general director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Eli Escosido. “Every ancient artifact that is found helps us piece together the historical puzzle of the Land of Israel,” he said.
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A 900-year-old iron sword found off the coast of Israel on Oct. 16, 2021 is believed to be a relic from the Crusades.
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The sword weighed four 4 pounds, measured to be four 4-feet-long and dates back to the Third Crusade which was launched when three European monarchs tried to retake Jerusalem after its fall to the Muslims.
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