A new study published in the journal Antiquity unveiled that large amounts of Bronze Age tin may have originated from ...

A new study has revealed that 3,300 years ago, tin mined in south-west Britain was a key resource for major Bronze Age ...

New study shows Mycenaeans acquired Cornish tin through a vast trade network, reshaping views on Bronze Age Britain's global ...

Tin was the critical mineral of the ancient world. It was essential to alloy with copper to make bronze, which for many ...

Hundreds of artifacts dating back as far as the Late Bronze Age in Hungary point to a warrior class living in what is now ...

Starting with a sufficient quantity of scrap metal, he first produced bronze ingots. Getting the actual casting right took multiples attempts. First tried a lost foam cast, which failed miserably ...

The discoveries suggest the hill was not only a site of ritual but also a seat of power for the elite of the time.

A pioneering study by Durham University experts has revealed one of archaeology’s oldest mysteries—where early Bronze Age ...

A major study has traced the roots of a long-standing mystery in ancient history: where did Bronze Age societies like the Mycenaeans in the eastern Mediterranean acquire the Cornish tin needed to make ...

In Britain, archaeologists have found Iranian and Egyptian beads, Scandinavian amber items, Aegean metalwork, Cypriot and ...

A new study led by researchers from our top-rated Archaeology department has revealed that 3300 years ago, tin mined in south ...

Excavations on Somló Hill have produced one of the largest collections of late Bronze age and early Iron Age metal ever found in the region.