Bronze Age

Historic Loss: Bronze Age Gold Taken in St Fagans Break-In

Detective Inspector Chambers thanked the museum, Northamptonshire Police, and the public for their continued support, stating that the investigation is ongoing.

St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, Wales.
Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story.

Only the third of its kind: Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story

Massive 5,000-year-old dolmen rewrites Bronze Age trade in southern Spain.

Massive 5,000-year-old dolmen rewrites Bronze Age trade in southern Spain

The Montefortino helmet recovered.

This bronze helmet survived the final battle that ended Rome's first major war


Farmers were digging potatoes - then they found a 3,000-year-old bronze treasure

16 kilograms of ancient metal - offered to the gods or hidden from enemies?

The finds were painstakingly uncovered from a lump over months

Harvard researcher: Ancient livestock may have carried plague across Eurasia

Study by Max Planck Institute and partners detects the late neolithic bronze age plague strain in a 4,000-year-old Arkaim sheep, linking human and animal infections.

Archaeological sheep bones unveiled at a Bronze Age site in the Eurasian steppe. Ancient animal bones are the key to understanding the origins of zoonotic infectious diseases.

Microscopic Clues Rewrite History of Bronze Production in the Biblical Highlands

Analysis of 3,000-year-old smelting droplets shows copper from Timna and Feinan was alloyed with tin at a mountain site in Samaria, revealing a budding regional trade and technology network.

The El Ahwat archeological site in northern Samaria.

From Bronze Age to Byzantium: Ancient DNA Maps 5,000 Years of Life in the Caucasus

"We identified numerous individuals with deformed skulls who were genetically Central Asian, and we even found direct genealogical links to the Avars and Huns" said the lead author.

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Gold, Lapis & a Hand-Shaped Pin: Bronze Age ‘Princess’ Tomb Packed with Treasures

A seal beside the buried young woman points to trade routes spanning from Mesopotamia to the Indus valley.

Illustration: Bronze Age bracelets.

4,000-Year-Old High: Unveiling Betel Nut Use in Southeast Asia's Burial Grounds

Researchers uncover ancient evidence of psychedelics use in ancient Thailand.

Piper betel leaf, the areca nut, limestone paste, tobacco and bark filaments. These elements are often combined to get a psychoactive effect.

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sezgin's Team Unveils 1400-Year-Old Roman Bronze Cauldron in Pergamon

After restoration, the hammer marks on the bronze vessel are clearly observable.

Illustration: Asklepion Archaeological Site drone view in Bergama Town of Turkey.

Ancient blade workshop unearthed near Kiryat Gat, first of its kind in southern Israel

The findings provide compelling evidence of a sophisticated society with a complex social and economic structure at the very beginning of the Early Bronze Age.

The Israel Antiquities Authority excavation near Kiryat Gat.

Archaeologists uncover evidence supporting reality of Trojan War

Burned ruins, broken weapons, and hastily buried human remains confirm signs of a sudden, violent attack, challenging the notion of a slow decline.

 Woman traveler exploring sculpted busts of Iliad heroes at archaeological site of Troy.

White-dot Cypriot-style jug unearthed near Gibeon

Late Bronze Age cave at Nebi Samwil yields locally made Base Ring imitation, pointing to pottery production in the Judean hills.

 Entrance to Cave 3, looking south.

Roadworks uncover 3,000-year-old Bronze-Age hamlet on England’s Europa Way

Roundhouses and 18 cremation graves reveal a sophisticated farming community in Suffolk.

 Roadworks uncover 3,000-year-old Bronze-Age hamlet on England’s Europa Way.