Bronze Age Archaeology
The invention of metallurgy marks the onset of the Bronze Age in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.
A Photo Essay on the Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera Mechanism is a complex set of gears and dials that were used to keep track of the movements of the sun, moon, stars and eclipses--and the Olympics games, says a recent report in Nature. This photo essay illustrates some of the findings of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project.
The Antikythera Mechanism is a complex set of gears and dials that were used to keep track of the movements of the sun, moon, stars and eclipses--and the Olympics games, says a recent report in Nature. This photo essay illustrates some of the findings of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project.
Misericordia (Portugal)
Misericordia is a proto-historic vitrified hillfort located near the city of Serpa in southern Portugal.
Misericordia is a proto-historic vitrified hillfort located near the city of Serpa in southern Portugal.
Pekshevo (Russia)
Pekshevo is a Scythian culture Middle Don period hill fort, located near the modern town of the same name on the Voronezh River in Russia.
Pekshevo is a Scythian culture Middle Don period hill fort, located near the modern town of the same name on the Voronezh River in Russia.
Opatów, Poland (Site 1)
Opatów is the name of a village located in the Klobuck District of the Silesian Province in Southern Poland, and Site 1 is the designation of a enormous cemetery used during the Bronze Age through Hallstatt C/D periods
Opatów is the name of a village located in the Klobuck District of the Silesian Province in Southern Poland, and Site 1 is the designation of a enormous cemetery used during the Bronze Age through Hallstatt C/D periods
Trivia Quiz: Europe 1300 BC
What was life like for the Bronze Age residents of Europe about 3300 years ago?
What was life like for the Bronze Age residents of Europe about 3300 years ago?
AnYang, China
Three seasons of excavations at the ancient Chinese city of AnYang have produced a wealth of information at this Bronze Age capital of the Shang Dynasty.
Three seasons of excavations at the ancient Chinese city of AnYang have produced a wealth of information at this Bronze Age capital of the Shang Dynasty.
Ban Chiang - Early Bronze Age Village in Thailand
In the northeastern part of Thailand, at the confluence of three small tributary streams in Udon Thani province, lies the Bronze Age village and cemetery site of Ban Chiang.
In the northeastern part of Thailand, at the confluence of three small tributary streams in Udon Thani province, lies the Bronze Age village and cemetery site of Ban Chiang.
Canaan
Canaan (also called Phoenicia) is the name of a Bronze Age culture and country in what is now Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and the southern portions of Syria and Lebanon.
Canaan (also called Phoenicia) is the name of a Bronze Age culture and country in what is now Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and the southern portions of Syria and Lebanon.
Castelluccio Culture
The Castelluccio Culture is a Bronze Age (2000-1400 BC) culture of Sicily, and the name of the type site.
The Castelluccio Culture is a Bronze Age (2000-1400 BC) culture of Sicily, and the name of the type site.
Gordion (Turkey)
The archaeological site of Gordion dates to the Bronze Age and is located in central Turkey, about 100 kilometers west of the modern town of Ankara.
The archaeological site of Gordion dates to the Bronze Age and is located in central Turkey, about 100 kilometers west of the modern town of Ankara.
Hisarlik, Turkey
Almost certainly the site of Homer's Troy, Turkey, 1st and 2nd millenia BC.
Almost certainly the site of Homer's Troy, Turkey, 1st and 2nd millenia BC.
Homeric Questions
From your About.com guides to Archaeology and Ancient History, an eight part series on Homer's Troy, Schliemann, and Hissarlik.
From your About.com guides to Archaeology and Ancient History, an eight part series on Homer's Troy, Schliemann, and Hissarlik.
Niuheliang (China)
The archaeological site of Niuheliang, is a late Neolithic Hongshan and Bronze Age culture site in Liaoning Province.
The archaeological site of Niuheliang, is a late Neolithic Hongshan and Bronze Age culture site in Liaoning Province.
Non Nok Tha (Thailand)
The site of Non Nok Tha, Khok Kaen province of Thailand, belongs to the Phu Lon complex and dates between 1500 and 1000 BC.
The site of Non Nok Tha, Khok Kaen province of Thailand, belongs to the Phu Lon complex and dates between 1500 and 1000 BC.
Non Pa Wai (Thailand)
The Bronze Age mining site of Non Pa Wai is located near Lopburi in central Thailand.
The Bronze Age mining site of Non Pa Wai is located near Lopburi in central Thailand.
Nong Nor (Thailand)
The Bronze Age site of Nong Nor is a small fishing village located in central Thailand.
The Bronze Age site of Nong Nor is a small fishing village located in central Thailand.
Phung Nguyen culture
The Bronze Age people of the Phung Nguyen culture of Vietnam were wet rice farmers, who lived in sedentary villages on the Red River valley.
The Bronze Age people of the Phung Nguyen culture of Vietnam were wet rice farmers, who lived in sedentary villages on the Red River valley.
Testwood Lakes Bridge (England)
On-going excavations by Wessex archaeology have recovered substantial information about the oldest bridge detected yet in England, dated to the MIddle Bronze Age, about 1500 BC.
On-going excavations by Wessex archaeology have recovered substantial information about the oldest bridge detected yet in England, dated to the MIddle Bronze Age, about 1500 BC.
The Palace of Minos at Knossos
Sir Arthur Evans recreated the magnificent Minoan palace based on his excavations in the early 20th century
Sir Arthur Evans recreated the magnificent Minoan palace based on his excavations in the early 20th century