New Delhi, Jan 17 : A sword, said to be around 2,500 years old, has been discovered by Chinese archaeologists from an ancient tomb in the eastern province of Jiangxi.
The chief of the excavation team, Xu Changqing, has named the sword the "First Sword under Heaven.”
"It is reckoned as the oldest ever excavated in the country," China Daily quoted Changqing, as saying.
The well-preserved 50 centimetre-long sword is black, gold and bright red.