Ancient Bronze Hand Found in Switzerland Mystifies Archeologists
In October 2017, a pair of treasure-hunting metal detectorists made an extraordinary discovery near a Swiss lake: a…
Human Activity Has Been Chemically Changing the Earth Since Well Before the Industrial Revolution
It’s no secret that modern humans, with our fuel-burning cars, massive ranching and agriculture practices, and penchant…
This 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword Is Absolutely Incredible
In what archaeologists are calling the “find of a lifetime,” a horde of Late Bronze Age weapons has been discovered at…
This Perfectly Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Wheel Has Been Dug Up in the UK
The largest and best-preserved Bronze Age wheel ever to be found in Britain has been unearthed by researchers from the…
Sunken Bronze Age Settlement Is the 'Pompeii' of Britain
Archaeologists in Britain have uncovered the charred remains of a 3,000-year-old stilted wooden structure that plunged…
The Plague Has Been Around For a Lot Longer Than We Thought
The Black Death wiped out nearly half the population of Europe during the 14th Century, a blight that swept through the…
A Handful Of Bronze-Age Men Could Have Fathered Two Thirds Of Europeans
Europe has surprisingly little genetic variety. Learning how and when the modern gene-pool came together has been a…
Farmer's Doorstop Revealed To Be Rare, Important Bronze Age Artifact
Go on, say it with us: "It belongs in a museum!" That's exactly what a farmer realized 12 years after he discovered a…
Beads Found In Ancient Danish Graves Match Glass Made For King Tut
An analysis of artifacts retrieved from Bronze Age burial sites reveals that Denmark and ancient Egypt traded with one…
Remarkable 3,900-Year-Old Suit Of Bone Armor Found In Siberia
Archaeologists working near Omsk in Siberia have discovered a complete suit of bone armor that likely belonged to an…
The British Museum Is Crowdsourcing The Bronze Age
If you've ever wanted to be an archaeologist or a museum curator, now is your chance. A new open source crowdsourcing…
Take a Sip of a 3,300-Year-Old Danish Beer
Wanna get some real beer snob cred? With Egtved Girl's Brew, you can sneer at your friends' beers and their "founded in…
Modern Man Tries to Build a 3,500 Year Old Boat from the Bronze Age and Fails
A team of people from 2012 tried to re-create and build a boat from 1550 BC, the Bronze Age, but failed spectacularly.…
What was a bronze buckle from East Asia doing in 11th century Alaska?
Archaeologists have discovered a bronze artifact in ancient Eskimo settlement...which is pretty surprising, considering…
A brief history of the ancient science of sword making
The sword is the perennial symbol of empires, knighthood, chivalry and fantasy. But it's also one of the world's most…
Britain's first recession was 2,500 years ago
In its simplest terms, European prehistory can be divided into three parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the…
Our Ancestors Had a Serious Gaming Habit
At a dig site in Pakistan, archaeologists have discovered that one in every ten unearthed items is related to gaming.…