The samurai sword was found buried under debris under the Molkenmarkt, Berlin's oldest square, in what used to be a cellar ...

The sword was surprisingly found in the cellar of a home in Berlin, Germany, that was destroyed during the Second World War.

Japanese swords are called "metal made art." The once lost techniques used to make them prior to the 16th century are now on the verge of rediscovery. Ancient swords such as this tachi displayed ...

The sword was a Japanese wakizashi, and, based on the artwork, was dated to the Edo period by archaeologists, a time ranging ...

Twenty-two of the 31 blades are categorized as “koto” (old swords), which date to around the 16th century and earlier. The collection allows stylistic comparison of the five major sword making ...

while the samurai became adept with the famed katana sword. Although crude Chinese handguns reached Japan by the early 16th century, the later introduction of the European arquebus and its armor ...

The residence of Ottoman sultans for 400 years, Topkapi Palace has everything from a sumptuous harem and jewelled robes to ...