During the Middle Bronze Age (2000–1500 BCE), the region had many local cultures with tell-settlements. These were large fortified villages. But by 1500 BCE, these settlements were abandoned. Instead, ...

Scientists uncover dramatic social changes 3,500 years ago: Bronze Age people abandoned fortress cities, adopted new crops, and reduced inequality.

The Bronze Age is no longer a mystery box of pottery and tools. Thanks to detailed isotope and botanical analysis, we now see how deeply life changed around 1500 BCE in Central Europe. At the heart of ...

Diet changed: According to nitrogen stable isotope studies, people's food consumption was much more diverse during the Middle Bronze Age, and differences within society were also more evident in ...

Anorexia in Middle Age and Beyond A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.

Ancient Cretans ‘Killed’ Their Tombs With Final Feasts During Bronze Age Shift Cretans tombs from the Bronze Age reveal a ritual ‘closing’ of burial sites around 1700 BCE, where final interments, ...

The Suffolk City Council described the site as a "Late Bronze Age settlement and cremation cemetery" that dates back 3,000 years; they shared the information in a press release dated mid-April.

Amid highway construction, archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old Late Bronze Age settlement and cremation cemetery, as announced by the Suffolk City Council in the United Kingdom.

The U.S. is one of two countries where loneliness peaks in middle-age. American adults are hitting peak loneliness years before retirement, something not seen in most other countries, according to ...

A pair of Bronze Age cymbals unearthed in southeastern Arabia, including this one shown during excavations, point to long-distance sharing of ritual and musical traditions around 4,000 years ago ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally divided into six ages, the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age and Hellenistic Age. Credit: Adam Polselli. CC BY 2.0/ flickr Ancient Greece has ...