An Iron Age hoard discovered in England is on a "kind of scale and size that is exceptional for Britain and probably even Europe." ...

Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...

The artifacts were found in a cave located in a coastal area of Africa that, up until now ... spectacular finding for us was ...

The iron bracelet, which measures 8.5 centimeters (3.35 inches) across. (Villena Museum) They carefully took samples of both artifacts, and subjected the material to mass spectrometry to determine ...

Armed with iron smelting technology the Bantu of west and central Africa dispersed across the continent, changing its linguistic and cultural landscape. A number of theories have been put forward ...

These are the earliest analyzed artifacts, and modern metal testing technologies mean that chemists can now identify and catalog the presence of meteoritic iron in archaeological collections ...

Recent excavations at six sites—Adichchanallur, Sivagalai, Mayiladumparai, Kilnamandi, Mangadu, and Thelunganur—have revealed iron artifacts dating back to between 2,953 BCE and 3,345 BCE.

Anglo's Kumba wants private investors to run key iron ore rail line Anglo American's South African iron ore business wants private investors to run a rail line that is crucial for shipments of the ...