A walk through the woods led to an extraordinary discovery beneath the soil

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A hoard of Bronze Age metalworker’s tools from around 3,300 years ago, is displayed at the British Museum’s annual treasure launch in London. A bronze sword estimated to be about 2,700 years old was discovered in Poland’s Gdansk Forest District after a hobbyist using a metal detector alerted archaeologists to the rare late Bronze Age artifact. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

GDANSK, Poland — What began as a routine outing with a metal detector turned into a remarkable archaeological discovery after a hobbyist uncovered an ancient bronze sword buried in a forest in northern Poland. Experts estimate the weapon is approximately 2,700 years old and dates to the late Bronze Age, allthatsinteresting.com reported.

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