Translation: (very interesting - Thanks! I always wondered about the handles)
Archaeologists make unique find in Lolland
By Thomas Nørgaard Andersen
The excavation for the future Fehmarn Belt link has thrown a historical finds of all: a flint dagger with a well-preserved butt of bark .
Archaeologists from the Museum Lolland - Falster has done an outstanding discoveries during archaeological excavations for the future Fehmarn Belt Link .
These have revealed a flint dagger from the Bronze Age ( about 2000-500 f.Kr ) , which is still in very good condition , writes Museum Lolland - Falster in a press release.
"A dagger hilt of this type has never before been found in Denmark . We know the type , but to find such a hilt magnificent specimen is absolutely fantastic, "said archaeologist Donald Rosendahl .
" The enthusiasm was enormous , as the dagger suddenly there was after the excavator had removed the overlying layers. But when we got it up and saw that parts of a bark butt was almost intact preserved on the other hand , would the excitement never ends , "he said.
Flintdolken was according Museum Lolland - Falster 's weapon of choice in the Bronze Age , and followed him often in the grave , but found from Rødbyhavn found in a tomb , but on old sea .
The dagger is approximately 20 centimeters long and made of a dark gray piece of flint . Around the hilt has been mounted birch bark to provide a better grip . The dagger was the day the discovery was made , sent directly to the National Museum to be responsible for preserving the cortex.
Flint daggers with preserved butt has never been found in Denmark , but is known for example from Germany . However, nothing suggests that the link between Denmark and Germany at this finding .
Museum Lolland - Falster now hope that the preservation and detailed studies of the bark can tell even more about the dagger .
