- Archaeology ## 'Nothing short of a minor miracle': 'Rusty treasure' found in the Danube is full of 2,000-year-old iron bars that could equip an entire army with weapons Archaeologists in Austria have analyzed a collection of 500 iron bars that were likely lost in a Danube shipwreck 2,200 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. - Copy link - Facebook - Reddit - Pinterest - Flipboard More than two millennia ago, a ship carrying a wealth of iron sank in the Danube River in what is now Austria. Archaeologists have…