The Iron Age was one of the most significant epochs in human history, and researchers may have uncovered the secrets of how ...

Experts reinvestigated a 3,000-year-old site of Kvemo Bolnisi in Georgia and found that what they believed to be an iron ...

Learn about three ship cargoes that were found off the coast of Israel, unveiling the history of an ancient port where trade flourished.

For more than 20 years, the Silverpit Crater deep under the North Sea has been the center of a heated scientific controversy. Some geologists were adamant that an asteroid produced the nearly-perfect ...

Copper smelters once used iron oxide to refine copper, unintentionally advancing the path toward iron metallurgy. Research conducted at Cranfield University provides new insight into the shift from ...

An Iron Age grave found in Austria has been found to contain a number of treasures, including bronze jewelry, as well as, surprisingly, the remnants of textiles. It was also discovered that the body ...

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The newly discovered information has archaeologists questioning decades of work. A new study published by archaeologists at Bournemouth University (published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology) has ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

Five years after emerging from the grounds of Chelmsford, the U.K.’s largest recorded hoard of ancient gold coins has found a new home. Unearthed by a metal detectorist, the Great Baddow Hoard (named ...

Jay Silverstein does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...