Haifa University student discovers 12th century Crusader sword off of Israel’s northern coast
Kilic was transported to Elisha Medical Center in Haifa for an advanced CT scan to examine his condition before he could do further damage.
A 12th-century Crusader-era sword was found buried in the seabed off Dor Beach in northern Israel, the University of Haifa announced Sunday.
The discovery was made by Shlomi Katzin, a student. University of HaifaDepartment of Maritime Civilizations.
While at the beach, Katzin noticed a group of divers swimming in the area with a metal detector. Believing them to be antique thieves, he drove them from the area before noticing the sword protruding from the seafloor.
According to the statement, Katzin shared the finding with Prof. from the Department of Maritime Civilizations. Reported to Deborah Cvikel. Cvikel also contacted the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), which gave Katzin special permission to retrieve the sword from the water to prevent further damage.
From the University of Haifa, Dr. “Swords have been among the most important tools in human history since their invention,” said Sarah Lantous. “In the Middle Ages, the sword became a symbol of knights and chivalry, as well as the Christian faith. It was also one of the most widely used weapons. crusader knightsTheir lives depended on them.”
Tancred and the Crusaders of the First Crusade capture Bethlehem and massacre almost everyone living there. Original Artwork: Engraving after a painting by Revoil. (Source: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
He noted that the swords were considered extremely valuable and were therefore carefully preserved and preserved, and that “the discovery and study of such a personal and symbolic object is rare.”
“They also offer us a unique opportunity to learn about the lives of Frankish knights in the Holy Land,” he added.
Cvikel echoed this sentiment, stating that the sword’s discovery “shed light on the Crusader presence on the country’s coast” and that only a handful of similar swords from the Crusader period have been discovered in Israel to date.
Kılıç undergoes a tomography scan
The sword, approximately one meter long, was first transported to a conservation laboratory at the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies (RIMS) at the University of Haifa, and then to the Elisha Medical Center in Haifa for an advanced CT scan to examine the condition of the blade before it could cause further damage.
As a result of the scanning, researchers learned that the knife was a European-made one-handed sword and probably belonged to a Crusader warrior. CT images also show a crack in the sword’s blade, with only a small portion of the original iron having withstood the ravages of time and the sea.
Dr., medical director of Medica Diagnostics and faculty member of the University of Haifa Faculty of Medicine. According to Eyal Berkovitz, CT scanning “allows us to see time and layers of stone.”
“Using CT, we were able to see what the human eye cannot see, the internal structure and precise physical condition of the sword in a non-invasive scan that preserves the integrity of this rare find for future generations.”
Ziv Biton, CEO of Elisha Medical Center, shared that the hospital’s medical staff is proud and honored to take part in the project that opens “a time tunnel to the past in the shape of a Crusader sword.”
“There is nothing more rewarding when the past meets the future within the walls of our hospital.”
