Stone found in a South Moravian backyard identified as Bronze Age spearhead mould

Name: Stone found in a South Moravian backyard identified as Bronze Age spearhead mould
Uploaded: 2026-03-06T12:12:27+00:00
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Description: Czech archaeologists say they have identified a remarkable Bronze Age artefact discovered years ago in a village garden in South Moravia. What once seemed to be an ordinary stone has now been confirmed as a three-thousand-year-old mould used to cast bronze spearheads. Ruth Fraňková reports. The story actually started nearly two decades ago. See more

Photo: Marek Hensl, Czech Radio

Czech archaeologists say they have identified a remarkable Bronze Age artefact discovered years ago in a village garden in South Moravia. What once seemed to be an ordinary stone has now been confirmed as a three-thousand-year-old mould used to cast bronze spearheads. Ruth Fraňková reports.

The story actually started nearly two decades ago.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková