Ancient Celtic Tomb Yields Scissors and Folded Sword.
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a Celtic cremation tomb containing a variety of grave goods, including a folded sword, a portion of a shield, a razor, a fibula, a belt chain, a spearhead, and an exceptionally good pair of left-handed scissors. The sword was heated, folded, and rendered unusable before being buried. The grave goods suggest that a man and a woman were buried there, with the man potentially being a warrior. The items were discovered by chance during an excavation for explosive devices leftover from World War II.