Steel tools were in use in Europe centuries before they became widespread under the Roman Republic. Archaeologists were stunned by 2900 year old steel tools in Portugal.
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Early Medieval ‘Govan Warrior’ stone carved in rock in Scotland
An archaeological excavation by the University of Glasgow in Govan Old Churchyard has uncovered a remarkable new find. Early Medieval ‘Govan Warrior’ stone.
Oldest known village in Europe, 8,500 years old, found under an Albanian lake
Under one of the oldest lakes in the world, scientists may have discovered one of Europe’s earliest sedentary village.
Genetic research shows that Ötzi the Ice man had dark skin and male pattern baldness
Also known as the naturally mummified Iceman, Ötzi turned out to have dark skin, dark eyes, and a bald head.
Rock crystals were used to make weapons in prehistoric Western Europe
Several prehistoric in Western Europe, was a tradition of using rock crystals to make knives, arrowheads and crosses.
Arrowhead at Bern History Museum found to be made from meteoritic iron
A team of geologists and historians has determined that an arrowhead on display at the Bern Historical Museum was made using meteoritic iron.
A medieval sword was discovered on seabed was likely lost during a naval battle
A medieval sword recently found off the coast of Israel’s Hof Hacarmel was probably lost in a naval battle 800 years ago during the Crusader Period.
Lost village buried in the ocean for 600 years
The main church of the medieval settlement of Rungholt, dubbed the ‘Atlantis of the North Sea’, has been found in the ocean.
Oldest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas discovered
Scientists believe they have discovered the first evidence of wine consumption in the Americas on a Caribbean island.
300,000 year old human footprints found in Germany
Three fossil human footprints of Homo Heidelbergensis discovered among prehistoric elephant tracks at the Schöningen site in Lower Saxony.