A “richly decorated” weapon from Edo-era Japan was discovered in Germany amidst a pile of rubble within a cellar damaged during World War II, according to a statement from the Museum of Prehistory and Early History of the Berlin State Museums and a report by Live Science . Archaeologists uncovered the sword during an excavation of Molkenmarkt, the largest square in Berlin. They initially believed it to be a military saber, but upon closer inspection, they deduced that it was a...
