Israel discovers 1,900-year-old Roman swords near Dead Sea

STORY: Israel discovers 1,900-year-old Roman swords near Dead Sea DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel 2. various of Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) worker showing a shafted pilum and swords at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists discovered a rare cache of Roman swords dated back about 1,900 years, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement on Wednesday. The cache includes four Roman swords in their wooden and leather scabbards, alongside a pilum head, all exceptionally well-preserved, the IAA said. They were found stashed away in two almost inaccessible crevices of a small cave in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve near the western shore of the Dead Sea. Three of the swords are typical Roman spatha with 60 to 65-cm-long blades, while the fourth is a ring-pommel sw

Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

SYDNEY, Australia - Kazutomo Ban, 74, (3rd L) and other relatives of two Japanese sailors who died in a midget submarine during an attack on Sydney Harbour during World War II, pose with Neil Roberts (2nd L), the only Australian survivor in the Australian naval vessel Kuttabul which was torpedoed during the attack, during a memorial service in Sydney on Aug. 6. After remaining lost for almost 65 years, the M24 midget submarine of Sub-Lt. Katsuhisa Ban and Petty Officer Mamoru Ashibe was discovered late last year by a group of amateur divers about 5 kilometers off Sydney's coast.

Elderly singer performs before railway station

Elderly singer performs before railway station

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese "enka" ballad singer Saburo Daimon performs in a unique costume on Dec. 3, 2014, in front of an East Japan Railway Co. station in Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo. The 65-year-old has been staging such performances almost every weekday for over six years to help encourage local people.

Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

SYDNEY, Australia - Kazutomo Ban, 74, (3rd L) and other relatives of two Japanese sailors who died in a midget submarine during an attack on Sydney Harbour during World War II, pose with Neil Roberts (2nd L), the only Australian survivor in the Australian naval vessel Kuttabul which was torpedoed during the attack, during a memorial service in Sydney on Aug. 6. After remaining lost for almost 65 years, the M24 midget submarine of Sub-Lt. Katsuhisa Ban and Petty Officer Mamoru Ashibe was discovered late last year by a group of amateur divers about 5 kilometers off Sydney's coast. (Kyodo)

Elderly singer performs before railway station

Elderly singer performs before railway station

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese "enka" ballad singer Saburo Daimon performs in a unique costume on Dec. 3, 2014, in front of an East Japan Railway Co. station in Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo. The 65-year-old has been staging such performances almost every weekday for over six years to help encourage local people. (Kyodo)