bronze age
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3,000-Year-Old Trove Includes Treasure Forged From a Meteorite
A bracelet and possible sword pommel found in a 3,000-year-old treasure hoard were forged from meteoritic iron, according to a team of researchers that recently studied the pieces. In other words, yes: some Bronze Age Iberian was rocking space jewelry and wielding a space weapon. The iron was discovered 50 years ago, when the archaeologist…
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Bronze Age Italians Never Cleaned Up Their Family Funeral Pyre
A team of anthropologists studying Salorno, a stretch of scorched earth in northern Italy, say the site is a Late Bronze Age cremation platform where the remains of at least 172 individuals may have been burned. What’s more, the researchers believe the remains were simply left on the ground for the last 3,000 years.
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Social Inequality, Marriage Habits And Other Clues To Bronze Age Life Revealed In New Study
A fascinating new study chronicles the family histories of European Bronze Age households, revealing the presence of surprising marital practices, patterns of inheritance, and the unexpected early emergence of social inequality within these homestead farms — including the possible use of slaves or servants.
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A ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Destroyed This Incredible Bronze Age Settlement A Year After It Was Built
A remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age settlement dubbed the ‘British Pompeii’ was destroyed by fire around a year after it was constructed, according to new research. It’s one of many new findings that’s shedding light on the 3,000-year-old community and the people who called it home—albeit it for a short time.