Bronze Age Europe

Oldest Traces of Alcoholic Drinks in Northeastern Poland Found in 4,500-Year-Old Ritual Vessels

A few broken pots from northeastern Poland have preserved a surprisingly vivid trace of prehistoric life: the remains of fermented alcoholic drinks consumed around 4,500…

Roman Tool Discovered in Czech Republic May Reveal How Legionary Chainmail Was Made

A small iron plate, punctured with a precise sequence of holes, may hold the key to how Roman craftsmen produced one of the empire’s most…

Northern Suns in Mycenaean Gold: How European Solar Symbols Reached a Greek Island

A pair of modest-looking gold ornaments from Mycenaean graves on the Ionian island of Kefalonia has opened an unexpectedly wide window onto the connected world…