Bronze Age stilt village had “cozy” houses with insulation, honey venison, and even a recycling bin
"Britain's Pompeii" is revealing suprisingly sophisticated lifestyles.
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Researchers find 4,000-year-old lipstick — and it comes in the coolest packaging
This luxurious Bronze Age lipstick tube has a unique design, and It was also possibly one of the earliest branded ...
Immense, Ancient Oasis Fortification Discovered in Arabian Desert
It's unclear who built this structure, and why exactly it was so big.
Ancient bronze statue of mythical creature unearthed in China
Since the early 1980s, scientists have found more than a staggering 14,000 artifacts at the 3,000-year-old archaeological site of Sanxingdui ...
Ancient weights show markets were already globalizing a few thousand years ago
Turns out people always loved shopping.
Ancient woman may have ruled Bronze Age society in modern-day Spain
The consensus is that all Bronze Age societies in Europe were patriarchal -- maybe not this one.
Ancient bronze rings and ribs were some of the earliest money
Before humans minted coins, they used all sorts of odd objects as standardized money.
Bronze Age people sometimes curated human remains as heirlooms
In one case, a man was buried alongside a thigh bone that was carved into a flute.
3000-year-old abandoned tools show that ancient warriors crossed Europe to join battlefields
The epic battlefield is littered with evidence of social organization at a grand scale.
Bronze Age burials reveal social inequality and marriage patterns
Even in death, genes and burial customs have many stories to speak.
Researchers find surprisingly sophisticated prehistoric monuments off the coast of Greece
The settlement, named Dhaskalio, was simply stunning for its time.
Bronze Age people used meteorites to create iron weapons
Bronze Age people used space weapons. Well, a few of them did.
Complete wheel from the Bronze Age found in the UK
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the biggest and best-preserved wheels from the Bronze Age, dating from nearly 3,000 years ago. ...
Archaeologists discover Bronze Age “British Pompeii”
Archaeologists have discovered something as valuable as the Roman Pompeii.
The golden enigma: archaeologists find trove of mysterious golden spirals
A team of archaeologists working in Denmark have made a puzzling discovery: they found nearly 2,000 spectacular gold spirals dating ...
Bronze Age Priestess Traveled Huge Distances
In 1921, archaeologists found the remains of a Bronze Age priestess, dubbed the Egtved Girl. Now, a new study reveals ...
Archaeologists find 3.900 year old armor made from bones
Archaeologists are intrigued by the discovery of a complete and well preserved warrior armor made from bones. This highly valuable ...
4,000-Year-Old Burial With Chariots Discovered In Georgia – Before Horses Were Domesticated in the Area
An ancient burial stash containing chariots, gold artifacts and potentially human sacrifices was unearthed in the country of Georgia, in ...
Gorgeous Roman helmet sells for 3.6 million
Pictured above is an exquisite Roman helmet and mask, dating from the late first to second century AD, was discovered ...