The world's oldest known map, dating back over 3,000 years, has been discovered in the France, offering a rare glimpse into ...

An excavation of a Bronze Age settlement in northwestern France has revealed a remarkable golden ring, swords, and a handful of other intriguing objects from the time. INRAP—France’s National ...

The archaeological site of Kurd Qaburstan, located in the Erbil region of northeastern Iraq, has emerged as an invaluable ...

Credit: Ehud Galili/University of Haifa Institute of Maritime Studies Bronze Age Minoan ingots with unique markings that were recently discovered ... the ancient Mediterranean city that figured in so ...

The study paints a more complex and darker picture of early Bronze Age Britain, challenging its ... evidence and studies show that, throughout history, cannibalism occurred sporadically in ...

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The American scholar Lawrence Keeley emphasised a “neo-Rousseauan” strain in archaeological thinking after World War II that ...

Today, the limestone plateau in the United Kingdom’s Mendip Hills is famed for its natural beauty. But around 4,000 years ago in the Early Bronze Age, a grisly chapter of British prehistory unfolded ...

But around 4,000 years ago in the Early Bronze Age, a grisly chapter of British ... such as water to Earth early in the planet’s history. Why then is its underside a brilliant white?