In Kiev brought the unique Scythian sword

In the capital will restore the sword of the Scythian warrior.

In the capital of the Slavic brought to the restoration of the unique Scythian sword, Dating from the V century BC. Ancient weapons longer than the standard counterpart by 20 inches and weighs about a kilogram. According to scientists, the sword the giant belonged to a true hero and was forged by special order.

As told in Slavic Museum, the sword brought to them by a local resident in January of this year. “The safety of the sword is very good. He was found in a meadow, according to our assumptions, in the territory bordering the Limansky district is the left Bank of the Seversky Donets river,” explains senior researcher of the Slavic Museum Anatoliy Shamray. Now a unique weapon is in a National research centre. Its restoration will take at least six months. According to scientists, such swords are ancient Scythians used around the V century BC

“Particularly parts of the sword was found on the x-rays, but it is now clear that there are three different type of iron. The sword has an interesting beam arm. Sometimes, for convenience, during the battle, ancient warriors implanted in her arm in the form of a bronze handle. On the sword can see the outline of the image not Griffin, not the predator from the cat family”, — says head of Department of Institute of archeology of NASU, skipulag Yuri Boltryk. Impressive dimensions of the sword. Its length is about 78 cm, while the standard of the Scythian swords had a length of about 60 cm (see infographic).

“Most likely, found a sword was custom-made for very large warrior. It can be assumed that the man who owned this sword weighed about a hundred pounds and had a height of about two meters,” said Shamrai.

According to scientists, small items, such as bronze arrowheads (dated to the 6th-7th centuries BC), are found throughout the region. “15 years ago there was a case when the tractor plowed a small Scythian sword. He started it from dirt to clean, accidentally hit on the plow and the sword broke: arm disappeared. About 30 years ago on our Slavonic resort, during stroyrabot, was found a Scythian bronze boiler, Dating from the V century BC. He is now on display in our Museum,” — said the expert.

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