Bronze Age

Bronze Age hoard, Egyptian diamonds: String of museum heists throughout August shake Europe

The Treasure of Villena is a a collection of Bronze Age artifacts found in 1963 • The necklance once belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt and is adorned with 673 diamonds

The Treasure of Villena.
Excavations at the Tell Qana archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, on behalf of Bar-Ilan University and the Israel Antiquities Authority, August 30, 2026.

‘Healing through restoration’: How Israel’s hidden dig site builds community out of archaeology

Upton Lovell Shaman exhibit at the Wiltshire Museum.

‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker

Ancient stone circle found underground at Machrie Moor in Scotland, July 15, 2026.

Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor


Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old winepress, Canaanite folk worship evidence near Tel Megiddo

Discoveries near Tel Megiddo offer insight into ancient Canaanite life and urbanization. Finds include a 5,000-year-old winepress and ritual offerings positioned in sight of the city's main temple.

One of the oldest winemaking presses in the world, discovered in an excavation

Bronze bust of Egyptian goddess Isis unearthed at Satala necropolis in Gümüşhane, Turkey

The discovery emerged in the cemetery just north of the Roman walls at a site that once housed the headquarters of Legio XV Apollinaris on the empire’s eastern frontier.

Bronze bust of Egyptian goddess Isis unearthed at Satala necropolis in Gümüşhane, Turkey.

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor of death today

Only twelve examples of the larva convivialis are known, with the 2.6 inch figurine now housed at Getty Villa in Los Angeles.

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor reminding revelers of death.

Historic Loss: Bronze Age Gold Taken in St Fagans Break-In

Detective Inspector Chambers thanked the museum, Northamptonshire Police, and the public for their continued support, stating that the investigation is ongoing.

St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, Wales.

Only the third of its kind: Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story

The 4,500-year-old ring brooch, the best preserved of three worldwide, conclusively dates Troy II to about 2500 BCE and will soon be displayed at the Troy Museum.

Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story.

Massive 5,000-year-old dolmen rewrites Bronze Age trade in southern Spain

we may be talking about one of the most monumental and complete dolmens in all of Andalusia, said professor Becerra.

Massive 5,000-year-old dolmen rewrites Bronze Age trade in southern Spain.

This bronze helmet survived the final battle that ended Rome's first major war

Archaeological team recovers intact cheek plates and crown knob from First Punic War clash that established Roman Mediterranean dominance.

The Montefortino helmet recovered.

Farmers were digging potatoes - then they found a 3,000-year-old bronze treasure

16 kilograms of ancient metal - offered to the gods or hidden from enemies?

The finds were painstakingly uncovered from a lump over months

Harvard researcher: Ancient livestock may have carried plague across Eurasia

Study by Max Planck Institute and partners detects the late neolithic bronze age plague strain in a 4,000-year-old Arkaim sheep, linking human and animal infections.

Archaeological sheep bones unveiled at a Bronze Age site in the Eurasian steppe. Ancient animal bones are the key to understanding the origins of zoonotic infectious diseases.

Microscopic Clues Rewrite History of Bronze Production in the Biblical Highlands

Analysis of 3,000-year-old smelting droplets shows copper from Timna and Feinan was alloyed with tin at a mountain site in Samaria, revealing a budding regional trade and technology network.

The El Ahwat archeological site in northern Samaria.