An 'exceptional' 3,000-year-old trove of objects that was found by a metal detectorist in 2020 has been saved for the nation. The Bronze Age Peebles Hoard, which includes a sword and decorated ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old spade made of oak, one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever ...

comprises more than 500 bronze and organic pieces that had lain undisturbed for more than 3,000 years. These include a number of unique artefacts whose function is not yet understood, which ...

The Minoans were a Bronze Age people who lived on Crete and nearby islands in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Their civilization is renowned for its art and architecture, and is thought to have ...

The Peebles Hoard, which dates from 1000-800 BCE and was found by metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien in 2020, comprises more than 500 bronze and organic pieces that had lain undisturbed for more than 3 ...

This artifact provides a unique portal into the world of the Minoans, a Bronze Age people who inhabited Crete and ... suggesting a sophisticated system of communication. Over the years, numerous ...

A cache of 3,000-year-old Iranian swords seized at Heathrow Airport have been revealed to be fakes created using ancient ...

In the late 1920s, a large cache of bronze and iron weapons was discovered ... For many European museums, these 3,000-year-old specimens became must-haves, which in turn drove up prices and ...

It has acquired the Peebles Hoard, which had lain undisturbed for 3,000 years before ... items include a sword still in its wooden scabbard, as well as an array of small bronze buttons looped ...

A routine excavation turned out to be a historical one for archaeologists in Britain when they came across a well-preserved ...