W hen you think of ancient weapons and tools, the first ones that come to mind might be bows and arrows, axes, and swords ...

An ancient chieftain gathered the community and gave them instructions: bury dozens and dozens of weapons as a sacrificial offering. The community complied. Over 1,500 years later, archaeologists ...

Some ancient examples, such as the approximately 5,000-year-old mace-head of King Narmer, were not intended to be used in battle, but were explicitly designed to serve as ceremonial or votive objects.

With that in mind, today, we’re looking at ancient weapons well ahead of the curve. Siege Towers ©"Middle Ages - Assault from the Siege Tower" by History Maps is licensed under PDM 1.0.

Archaeologists in Denmark uncovered dozens of 1,500-year-old weapons, a rare chainmail shirt and other artifacts buried by an ancient chief. Photo from the Vejle Museums An ancient chieftain ...

The women of Greece’s oldest civilization wove fabrics, carried weapons and wept over their lost children.

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in ...

Bronze Age town with tombs full of weapons discovered hidden in Arabian oasis. October 31, 2024 / 2:58 PM EDT / AFP ... Then an ancient 14.5 kilometer-long wall was discovered at the site, ...

Bronze coins related to Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV, weapons, ... bronze vessels and remains of ancient furniture were also found. Fox News Digital reached out to the IAA for comment. Filed under.