The artifact, a bronze fragment just six centimeters long, was found in 2023 by volunteer heritage protector Matthias Dasse during a field survey near Kletzke in the Prignitz district of Brandenburg.

A prehistoric mass grave in Serbia reveals that more than 77 people—mostly women and children—were deliberately killed in a brutal act of violence about 2,800 years ago. Genetic evidence suggests the ...

Because cremation dominates the Urnfield period, the Late Bronze Age has long been a “blind spot” for biomolecular research. The new study published in Nature tackled that gap by focusing on ...

A major study shows how people in Bronze Age Europe adapted to change through shifting ancestry, burial rites and daily life practices.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo will formally launch a new Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) on April 3 with an inaugural ceremony and the institute's first ...

Scientists reveal why Black Death led to plant diversity plummeting across Europe - Findings may have implications for ...

A high proportion of early-career researchers in the field of archaeology are concerned about the lack of career development opportunities available and believe their chances of finding long-term ...

An ancient tomb discovered in modern-day Turkey may have belonged to a member of the family of a legendary eighth-century BC king, a man renowned for his mythical "golden touch", archaeologists have ...