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Step back in time to 3300 BCE and explore the Bronze Age, a period marked by the rise of early civilizations in Asia, Africa, ...
Discover Oman, the only country starting with ‘O’. Explore its rich heritage, stunning landscapes, UNESCO sites, Muscat’s ...
Remains of the Byzantine church of Tharais. Credit: M. R. Al-Rawahneh . We found so many ceramic fragments near El-’Iraq that we knew we were close to the core of the settlement, explained Al-Rawahneh ...
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A new study has revealed the surprising role British innovation played in spurring Bronze Age civilizations across Europe, according to a new study published in the journal Antiquity. By analyzing ...
Mystery of Viking-Age Hoard Partially Solved Researchers determined that the hoards date back to between the Late Bronze Age (1450–800 B.C.) and Early Iron Age (800–450 B.C.).
A new study has revealed that 3,300 years ago, tin mined in south-west Britain was a key resource for major Bronze Age civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean thousands of kilometers away.
Statue of Pytheas in Marseille. Credit: Rvalette / Wikimedia Commons Tens of tons were annually traded, according to the team, to support equally vibrant trade in copper—bronze being an alloy usually ...
Where Bronze Age civilizations got large amounts of tin, a scarce metal, to mix with copper into the era’s namesake gold-colored metal has long puzzled archaeologists. A big part of the answer ...
The Sea Peoples are often cited as one of the key factors behind the collapse of the Bronze Age civilizations. Discover who they were, where they came from, and how they reshaped ancient history.
He highlighted that the Kuwaiti-Danish team, in collaboration with Moesgaard Museum, unearthed a nearly complete Bronze Age temple on Failaka Island, dating back to the Dilmun civilization. This ...