Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed in the Bronze Age, and it retained its status into the late medieval ...

An ancient board game known as Hounds and Jackals has long been believed to have originated in Egypt. However, according to a paper published in the European Journal of Archaeology, a version of the ...

A dazzling Bronze Age gold treasure discovered in Spain more than 60 years ago contains meteoric iron a new analysis reveals.

Stanford research reveals that the cost-effective thermal properties of "firebricks" make them an ideal solution for energy ...

Two Bronze Age-style log boats are ready to float after ... Its next event is a living history day on 1 June, to mark the opening of a replica Iron Age settlement.

Experts used 3D technology, hi-resolution videos, and special glue to painstakingly reconstruct the artefact A rare ...

In the heart of Lake Bolsena, in the Italian province of Viterbo, lies an archaeological treasure that has remained hidden ...

Studies of creativity frequently focus on the modern era yet creativity has always been part of human history. This book explores how creativity was expressed through the medium of clay in the Bronze ...

Garfinkle, Steven 2022. The Participation of Marginal and Liminal Groups in Secondary State Formation under the Third Dynasty of Ur. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History, Vol. 9, Issue. 2, p. 305.

An artifact that was proven to have been illicitly excavated from the Aegean region of Türkiye in the early 1980s and smuggled out of the country was returned via efforts of the Culture and Tourism ...

A four-year-old boy accidentally smashed a Bronze Age jar at an archeological museum ... an important milestone in the organization's history: 50 years since the first women joined the force.

The jar was one of many historic objects exhibited without protective glass, part of the Hecht Museum’s vision of letting visitors explore history ... the toppled Bronze Age jar dates back ...