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3,500-Year-Old Gold Jewels Found on Aegina May Unlock a Mystery in the British Museum
A group of 3,500-year-old gold jewels unearthed on the Greek island of Aegina may offer something that one of the British Museum’s most enigmatic Bronze Age collections has lacked for more than a century: a reliable archaeological context. The 32 gold and semi-precious stone objects were discovered during the 2025 excavation season at Kolona, a…
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2,500-Year-Old Coțofenești Gold Helmet with Greek and Scythian Influences to Be Restored
The Coțofenești Gold Helmet, a 2,500-year-old masterpiece of Getic art, is set to undergo restoration in Romania after specialists completed an extensive program of scientific analysis and documentation. Dating to the mid-5th century BC, the Iron Age artifact is associated with the elite of the ancient Getae. Made of gold, its richly decorated surface combines…