The cymbals were excavated from a building dating to the third millennium BCE, associated with the Umm an-Nar culture. Though ...

A recent study by Dr. Ignacio Montero-Ruiz and his colleagues examined the provenance of ancient copper artifacts discovered on the Island of Ibo off Mozambique's coast. The study, published in Azania ...

Bronze Age cymbals found in Oman reveal how music united ancient cultures across trade routes, ceremonies, and rituals.

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, ...

Bronze Age cymbals discovered in Oman show music's role in connecting ancient civilizations, shifting focus from trade to ...

An analysis suggests the copper was exposed to temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees celsius, indicating a much more advanced ...

The collection, which dates to the first century C.E., includes items ranging from elaborately decorated horse harnesses to ...

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient biblical battle, all thanks to a few broken fragments found in a curious location.

New research at an ancient settlement in Spain reveals an egalitarian society that shared labor and local resources.

A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard outside of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK.

Archaeologists in Oman uncovered a 4,000-year-old musical instrument, a pair of copper cymbals, in the ruins of an ancient ...