Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where ...

The first smiths worked with copper and gold. Only when tin came to be added routinely to copper to make bronze did metal replace stone for tools and weapons. The innovation transformed Europe ...

which for many centuries was the preferred metal for tools and weapons. Yet sources of tin are very scarce – and were especially so for the rapidly growing bronze age towns, cities and states around ...

A “treasure trove” of priceless Bronze and Iron Age artifacts have been unearthed by archaeologists in Hungary, according to ...

Tin was the critical mineral of the ancient world. It was essential to alloy with copper to make bronze, which for many centuries was the preferred ...

The findings shed light on the ancient people who lived in western Hungary, whose identity continues to confound scholars.

A significant archaeological discovery on Somló Hill in western Hungary has uncovered over 900 metal artifacts, some of which ...

A “treasure trove” of priceless Bronze and Iron Age artifacts have been unearthed ... Archaeologists found vast quantities of weapons, military garb, and jewelry buried in specific spots ...

The discoveries suggest the hill was not only a site of ritual but also a seat of power for the elite of the time.

A study uncovered why Iberians resisted adopting Greek bronze techniques, showing how social conditions guided their ...

The Mycenaean civilization was the first advanced culture of mainland Greece, shaping the foundations of Greek identity, myth ...