A sword that may date back to the Bronze Age, roughly 3,500 years ago, was found following searches carried out in a case of aggravated theft, in the commune of Corbasca, Bac\u0103u County.<\/p>\n
The searches targeted the home of a 61-year-old man suspected of illegally possessing a cultural asset likely to be part of the national archaeological heritage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOn June 18 this year, officers from the Bac\u0103u Criminal Investigations Service, the Corbasca Police Station, together with forensic police and with the support of the Bac\u0103u Special Actions Service, executed a house search warrant issued by the Podu Turcului Court, in a criminal case concerning the commission of the crime of aggravated theft,\u201d the Bac\u0103u County Police Inspectorate<\/a> announced.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a result of the search, the police discovered a sword which, according to a preliminary assessment, may date from the Bronze Age, with an estimated age of approximately 3,500 years. The item was seized for expert examination, with the aim of establishing its exact age and origin,\u201d states IPJ Bac\u0103u.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Romanian law, the public sale of mobile cultural assets in private ownership or the mediation of their sale can be carried out only through authorized economic operators. The authorization is carried out by the Ministry of Culture, with the approval of the National Commission of Museums and Collections.<\/p>\n