German archaeologists have unearthed a very rare find during a dig in Nördlingen, Bavaria: a bronze sword believed to be over 3,000 years old still preserved in remarkable condition. The sword has an ornate octagonal hilt made of pure bronze and is “so extraordinarily well-preserved that it almost still shines,” the Bavarian State Office for…

BERLIN—A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it “almost still shines” has been unearthed in Germany, officials say. Bavaria’s state office for the preservation of historical monuments says the sword, which is believed to date back to the end of the 14th century B.C.—the middle of the Bronze Age—was…

For centuries in Italy, people seeking good health have traveled to the spa village of San Casciano dei Bagni, in Siena province, Tuscany, to bathe in its thermal waters. In ancient times, visitors to the hilltop village once venerated statues of gods and goddesses in the bath’s sanctuary before entrusting their woes to the sulfurous…

A London museum agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in the late 19th century from what is now Nigeria as cultural institutions throughout Britain come under pressure to repatriate artifacts acquired during the colonial era. The Horniman Museum and Gardens in southeast London said that it would transfer a collection of…

TOKYO—Sunisa Lee came to Japan to win a gold medal. And she did. Just not the one she really, really wanted. The 18-year-old from Minnesota is a revelation on uneven bars, where her routines are an intricate series of connections and releases completed with so much ease it looks like she’s making it all up…