We have no written evidence about how people lived in Europe during the Bronze Age (2300–800 BCE), so archaeologists piece together their world from the artefacts and materials they left behind.

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Milly Hardwick, a 13-year-old from Suffolk, England, was out metal-detecting with her father, when they stumbled upon an artifact which they joked could be an axe. The object turned out to be exactly ...

Winning an Olympic medal is priceless, but its real value is more complex. From metal content to taxes and prestige, here’s a look at the medals’ actual worth.

Four lead ingots found in a shipwreck off the coast of Israel feature Cypro-Minoan markings but actually originated in Sardinia. Ehud Galili / University of Haifa’s Institute for Maritime Studies Four ...

An excavation of a dried-out lake has unveiled 550 bronze artifacts and skeletal remains from over 3,000 years ago, shedding light on an ancient ritual. These artifacts, discovered in the Papowo ...