A metal detectorist has unearthed a long, bronze sword that was bent into an S shape during an ancient ritual in what is now Denmark. The sword and other artifacts — which were found in a bog ...

“The Nebra Sky Disc is an extraordinary relict of the Early Bronze Age and an impressive example of the profound knowledge ...

He added: "In fact, we have more evidence for conflict from the Early Neolithic (about 1,500 years before Charterhouse) and the Middle and Late Bronze Age, when the first bespoke weapons—swords ...

German archaeologists are thrilled to have dug up a Bronze Age sword more than 3,000 years old which is extraordinarily well preserved. The bronze sword with an octagonal hilt was found in a grave ...

An excavation of a Bronze Age settlement in northwestern France has revealed a remarkable golden ring, swords, and a handful of other intriguing objects from the time. INRAP—France’s National ...

The demand for Iranian Iron Age weapons began after a large cache of bronze and iron weapons was discovered in the western Iranian province of Luristan in the late 1920s. This discovery triggered ...

A team recently analyzed over 3,000 bones found there decades ago that date back to the Early Bronze Age. The remains of at least 37 individuals here were killed, butchered, and likely partially ...

However, in the Neolithic period, about 1,500 years before Charterhouse, and in the middle to late Bronze Age, swords and hilltop fortifications began to appear, Schulting notes. The study reveals ...

The sword and other artifacts — which were found in a bog near Veksø, northwest of Copenhagen — date to about 2,500 years ago, during the late Bronze Age. They are thought to have been part ...