Dozens of copper alloys are available as bearing materials. Most of these can be grouped into five classes: copper lead, copper tin (sometimes called tin bronze), leaded bronze, aluminum bronze, and ...

An analysis of 150 artefacts from a site in Wales shows that the ancient practice of making tools out of bone persisted even ...

In the sun-scorched hills near Cabeza del Buey, a small town in Spain’s Badajoz province, archaeologists from the University ...

Five hundred years after the full implementation of copper technology in Scandinavia, the trade that brought the much needed copper to Denmark and southern Sweden also expanded across the Alps. At ...

In the Bronze Age, the so-called Nuraghe culture flourished in Sardinia. A culture that is known for tower-like stone constructions, nuraghers, and for the small bronze figures, bronzetti, which often ...

Archaeologists have uncovered six previously unknown Bronze Age mines in southwestern Spain, offering a striking new clue about where the metal in ancient Scandinavian artifacts may have come from.

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...

New Spanish discovery: Six Bronze Age copper mines found in Badajoz province may match metal in Scandinavian artifacts. Trade route puzzle: The find could pinpoint a long-suspected Iberian source for ...