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Metal Detectorist Finds His Second 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Hoard in Scotland
A metal detectorist has discovered his second major Bronze Age hoard in Scotland in just two years, this time uncovering bronze axes, rare clay casting moulds and a complete copper ingot dating back around 3,000 years. Mariusz Stepien discovered the Blyth Hoard in the Scottish Borders in 2022, only about seven miles from the Peebles…
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India’s Longest Iron Age Spear Unearthed in Tamil Nadu, Pointing to Early Metallurgical Mastery
In the dry soil of southern India, archaeologists have uncovered a weapon that is forcing scholars to reconsider the technological limits of the Iron Age. Excavated from a burial site in Tamil Nadu, a nearly 2.5-meter-long iron spear is now believed to be the longest Iron Age iron spear ever discovered in India—and possibly one…
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Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc Unveiled: 4,000-Year-Old Craftsmanship Reconstructed
Magdeburg, June 5, 2025 – The ancient and enigmatic Nebra Sky Disc has revealed new secrets thanks to a groundbreaking study conducted by materials researchers at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg in collaboration with the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt. Two decades after the disc’s discovery, researchers have succeeded in reconstructing…