Archaeologists baffled after man stumbles upon 2,700-year-old bronze sword standing upright in forest
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Studying history is the best way to avoid repeating it. Shining new light on the past to help us better understand how we got to the present. Archaeology helps us to understand that we as a human species have more commonalities than differences.

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