10/7/2026
Workers Extracting Gravel From the Danube River Dredged Up a 2,200-Year-Old ‘Rusty Treasure’ That Could Have Equipped an Army
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The cache comprises the remains of at least 500 iron bars, which were likely headed downstream to be forged into finished products
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