3,000-Year-Old Gold Object in Germany Was Not What It Seemed
A mysterious gold object from a 3,000-year-old grave in Germany has taken an unexpected turn in the hands of conservators. What archaeologists initially suspected might…
Late Bronze Age
Perfectly Preserved Bronze Age Sword Found Beneath an Italian Lake
A perfectly preserved Late Bronze Age sword has been discovered beneath the waters of Lake Mezzano in central Italy, adding a striking new find to…
4,000-Year-Old Communal Tomb in Al Ain Held Hundreds of Burials
A 4,000-year-old communal tomb in Al Ain has been found containing the remains of hundreds of people. Discovered at the Qattarah Necropolis in the United…
3,200-Year-Old Cremation Cemetery in Italy Reveals an Adriatic Bronze Age Community
Beneath the sand of Torre Guaceto, on Italy’s Adriatic coast, archaeologists are uncovering a cemetery where the dead were burned, gathered into ceramic urns, and…
Why Was a Rare Bronze Age Sword Left in the Meuse River 3,000 Years Ago?
More than 3,000 years after a rare weapon entered the Meuse near Buggenum in the Netherlands, archaeologists still cannot answer that question with certainty. What…
A 3,200-Year-Old Mountain Fortress in Croatia Rewrites the Bronze Age Map
Perched on a windswept ridge 611 meters above sea level, a massive Bronze Age stronghold has emerged from the summit of Papuk Mountain in northeastern…
3,000 Year Old Settlement Uncovered During Construction of Ipswich Link Road
A remarkable discovery has been made during the construction of a new link road in Ipswich: a 3,000-year-old settlement has been brought to light. Archaeological…
3000-Year-old Bronze and Iron Age Settlement Discovered in Northern France
Archaeologists have discovered a significant settlement in the Hauts-de-France region of France, dating back approximately 3000 years to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron…