Archaeologists have uncovered six previously unknown Bronze Age mines in southwestern Spain, offering a striking new clue ...
A newly identified 168‑site settlement on Georgia’s Javakheti Plateau reveals monumental fortresses, ancient burial ...
A wind turbine project in Germany’s Lower Saxony revealed a Bronze Age jewelry hoard that may have had religious significance ...
Swords first appeared during the Bronze Age. But scholars aren’t sure whether they were a prestige item — made for show — or designed primarily to kill. Swords developed on human beings over hundreds ...
Bronze has been around almost as long as horology. First used in weaponry and decorations around 4,000 BC — roughly when the first water clocks appeared — it’s mankind’s oldest alloy. Concocted of ...
Why are two bronze medals given for some Olympic sports? The reason for giving two bronze medals differs in boxing from judo, taekwondo and wrestling. When Olympic boxing first began in 1904, the ...
As hierarchies of merit go, it's got long historical legs, stretching all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Not — as many believe — to the ancient Olympic Games, however; those athletes just got ...