The 1300s are stretching the notion of ancient weapons, but hear me out. The Iron Ox is a rare weapon of sorts, functioning as a rudimentary landmine well before munitions started gaining that ...

The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In some cases, these were perfectly in line with the weapons used by other ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal, the last ...

Along with the wooden weapons, the site held over 1,500 flint tools and the butchered remains of over 50 horses. That collection of clues essentially provides “unequivocal evidence” that Neanderthals ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...