An extraordinary discovery was made at the Valencina Copper Age mega-site in southwest Spain, which has captured the attention of a team of Spanish researchers—a rare sperm whale tooth uncovered in ...

Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old sperm whale tooth in Spain, revealing its journey from sea to settlement.

As a result of these excavations, graves belonging to the Bell Beaker Culture, a society from the Chalcolithic or Copper Age that existed between 2500 and 2050 BCE, have recently been discovered near ...

The original Copper Age marked a pivotal moment in human history, ushering in an era of technological advancement and societal progress. Copper’s malleability and unique combination of ...

Ever since a large-scale Spanish solar plant project resulted in the discovery of Copper Age settlements in 2021, archaeologists have continued to mine the site for new discoveries. The latest ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the recently held Minerals Forum (April 8, 9) at Islamabad, the message was loud and clear: Pakistan is now entering the copper age. While the concentrates of copper, gold, silver from Saindak ...

As long as anyone can remember, the Western Apache have used a site 60 miles east of Phoenix for a coming-of-age ritual.