In the late 1920s, a large cache of bronze and iron weapons was discovered in the western Iranian province of Luristan, near the border with Iraq. They dated from the Iron Age and demonstrated how the ...

The mystery of a 2000 year-old burial containing a mirror and a sword has now been solved, with archaeologists discovering that the person buried with the grave goods was very likely a woman. The ...

Neutron imaging has helped reveal historical discrepancies hidden within a collection of illegally trafficked Iron Age swords. But the nine ancient Iranian weapons aren’t wholesale forgeries—according ...

Archaeologists in England used a tooth enamel analysis to confirm that a 2,000-year-old burial contained a female warrior. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Imaging technology has revealed that ancient swords smuggled into the UK recently have been altered by modern-day forgers, who replaced many of the original iron blades with bronze ones. What’s more, ...

A cache of 3,000-year-old Iranian swords seized at Heathrow Airport have been revealed to be fakes created using ancient hilts and blades. Collectors and museums began widely acquiring Iranian ...

It's one of the biggest Iron Age weapons hoards in western Germany. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A metal detectorist scouring ...

Archaeologists have unearthed numerous Viking burials sites and extensive treasure which date back to the Iron Age, Ancient ...

Buried under the clay soil, two metal shapes accompanied a wooden coffin: one long and skinny, colored orange with rust, the other short and blunt, tinged whitish-tan with age. Archaeologists in Nara ...