A man near Gedarlin village in Toriangia, Central Germany, discovered a bronze dagger for a walk with his family. It is a dagger attached to a plate from the bronze period and is about 3,500 years old.
The plate tang daggers are characterized by their flat tangs that are wide in the upper part. They have two riot holes that are piercing the shoulders of the Tang where the handle was placed. Hands were made of organic materials such as bone, antler or wood, which is why only blades usually survive.
Such ancient dagger blades often do not appear as their own to find random passers -by, especially in such good conditions. Archaeologists speculate that in recent times heavy rains have eliminated the soil, which covered it and washed the dagger on the surface. Finder McBohner did not try to recover himself, though he was just sitting on some leaves. He reported this to the mayor and local monuments officials who then reported this news to the Toringian State Office for the Memorial for the protection and archeology of the monument in Vemar and the archeology.
The dagger is now in the state office rehabilitation workshop in Vimar where it will be cleaned, safe and analyzed. When the protection is completed, the article will be ready to be displayed at the Elerage Local History Museum.
