A pair of pedestrians recently ran into an old mortal weapon in a peaceful and unlikely place: a beach in Poland.
The artifact, a dagger of 2,500 years, was found on March 30.
The Museum of History of the History of Poland of the Earth of Kamieńska announced the discovery in a Facebook publication later that day.
The weapon was found in clay gravel on the Baltic Sea coast.
The museum accredited Jacek Ukowski and Katarzyna Herdzik for the discovery along with recent storms that helped bring the gun to light.
“No often nature reveals the secrets of the distant past,” said the publication of the organization, which resulted from the Polish to English.
“And yet, this is exactly what happened on the Baltic Sea.”
The images published by the museum reveal the intricate details of the weapon, which include crescent moons and crosses that resemble the stars.
“The dagger was preserved in excellent condition, which makes it one of the most valuable findings of its kind in Poland,” the museum said.
“The mango is finished with a pointed head and decorated with an alternate ornament that goes down to the blade.”
The museum added that his experts are not yet sure for what the weapon was used, but the artifact will suffer an intensive examination in the future.
“The superficial decorations may indicate connections to a solar cult and suggest that the dagger had a ritual meaning,” the organization said.
“It could also have been equipped with a rich warrior.”
He added: “This dagger is, without a doubt, a true work of art and an example of a high level of metallurgy. Perhaps it is imported and projected in one of the workshops in southern Europe.”
Herdzik told the museum that the finding was completely unexpected.
“I didn’t expect to make such a big discovery, but at the time I saw this element, I knew it could be something valuable,” he said.
The Kamieńska Earth History Museum also thanked Herdzik and Ukowski for his “state of alert and rapid reaction.”
“Thanks to its immediate reports, this remarkable finding was correctly secured and saved for future generations,” the museum wrote.
“His attitude establishes a model for a responsible approach to cultural heritage and the conservation of monuments.”
