Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here we're happy to send you some reminders Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications Home> News Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a remarkably well-preserved sword from the Bronze Age that still shines Live Science reported that the rare 3,000-year-old weapon was uncovered in the town of Nördlingen in Bavaria Heritage Daily says a relic like this being discovered in such a good condition and in this location is 'extremely rare' While the sword was found inside the burial of three deceased people according to the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection Despite it being similar to a Bronze D-type Rixheim sword as it possesses a solid hilt made by overlay casting of the handle joining the blade head of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments said: “The sword and the burial still have to be examined so that our archaeologists can classify this find more precisely "But it can already be said: the condition is exceptional Scientists are still trying to determine if the sword was locally crafted or imported as other Bronze Aage octagonal swords have been found in Southern Germany It comes after a metal detectorist discovered numerous Bronze Age artefacts just less than a metre underground in 2020 Mariusz Stepien was out-detecting with his pals in a field near Peebles when he stumbled on the ancient bronze items They managed to find a complete horse harness and a sword dating back to 1,000 to 900 BC He told the BBC: "I will never forget those 22 days spent in the field Every day there were new objects coming out which changed the context of the find "I'm so pleased that the earth revealed to me something that was hidden for 3,000 years I still can't believe it happened." Shortly after Stepien discovered the items, they were taken to the National Museums Collection Centre in Edinburgh said: "This is a nationally significant find - so few Bronze Age hoards have been excavated in Scotland "It was an amazing opportunity for us to not only recover bronze artefacts "There is still a lot of work to be done to assess the artefacts and understand why they were deposited." Topics: News Charisa Bossinakis is an Associative Journalist at LADbible. Charisa has worked across various media platforms including, print, digital, radio and podcasting while maintaining the highest regard for quality work and integrity. She also covered everything from breaking news, to pop culture, entertainment and politics and is part of the editorial team for LADbible. InstagramXThreadsSnapchatTikTokYouTubeLAD Entertainment This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The design for the recently opened Municipal Technical Centre in Rixheim for which the Italian studio MFA Architects with Nicola Martinoli Architect won the 2012 competition was inspired by an archetype of Alsatian architecture creating an architectural form that blends well into the surrounding landscape thanks also to the distinctive design of the roof a unifying feature of the entire design project which in turn connects it to the rural context and adjacent residential area The compact nature of the volume also ensures that the maintenance and running costs for the building are kept to a minimum and website in this browser for the next time I comment Abitare.it e Style.corriere.it rifiutando tutti i cookie di profilazione ad eccezione di quelli tecnici necessari Naviga il sito di Abitare.it con pubblicità profilata e senza abbonarti By subscribing you will reject all but technical cookies on Iodonna.it By clicking "accept" you will allow to process your personal data by us and third parties and be able to browse Abitare.it website without a subscription Monday 13 November 2023 6.30pmToward a Domestic City – Superonda talk n°3 This third event in the Superonda lecture series In search of a habitat that fights for the climate without fighting seasonality Living is the greatest issue in contemporary architecture Housing standards in cities are becoming smaller and smaller and access to housing increasingly difficult and exclusive Yet to live in a house is to experience pleasure generosity and the freedom to occupy a space 1955) is a French architect and educator.She was born in Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière and graduated in architecture from the École nationale supérieure d’architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux and received a master in urban planning from the University of Bordeaux she formed Lacaton & Vassal with Jean-Philippe Vassal.Lacaton & Vassal received the Grand prix national de l’architecture in 2008 a Royal Institute of British Architects International Fellowship in 2009 a Rolf Schock Prize in the Visual Arts in 2014 and the Heinrich Tessenow Medal in 2016.Lacaton & Vassal designed the Palais de Tokyo gallery in Paris the firm redesigned a housing tower in Paris the Tour Bois-le-Prêtre; the project was awarded Design of the Year by the Design Museum in England.Lacaton has been visiting professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid and at the GSD Studio in Paris She has held the Clarkson Chair in Architecture at the University at Buffalo