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Metal Detecting Finds in China

1 published discovery in the Weapons category from China — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.

Weapons from China

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Famous findMade for King Goujian, who reigned 496 to 465 BC · found 1965

The Sword of Goujian: a king's bronze sword, still sharp after 2,400 years in a sealed scabbard

China · WeaponsRef 250

In December 1965 archaeologists excavating ancient tombs in Hubei, China, ahead of a canal scheme drew a bronze sword from its scabbard and found it bright and sharp. Its inscription names Goujian, a king of Yue who reigned from 496 to 465 BC.