A 13-inch-long copper spearhead found by a metal detectorist on a beach in Jersey is more than 3,000 years old, experts say. The ‘rare and complete’ spearhead, which still has remnants of the wooden shaft still attached, dates back to the late Bronze Age, somewhere between 1207 and 1004 BC. It was found near Gorey … Read more
Early excavations at the proposed site of a road tunnel underneath Stonehenge have revealed a host of priceless archaeological artefacts. Wessex Archaeology is leading hundreds of trial digs around the site to ensure the construction work, due to start in 2023, does not destroy any archaeological items. Early discoveries include various graves dating back to … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: The Bachelor’s Juliette Herrera shimmers in a bronze sequin dress as she arrives for her 35th birthday party celebrations By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:08 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 07:08 GMT, 26 January 2021 She may have failed to find love on Locky Gilbert’s season of The Bachelor. But … Read more
Europe’s first common currency: Early Bronze Age people used rings, bangles and even axe blades as an early form of money 5,000 years ago Researchers examined more than 5,000 objects from 100 ancient hoards Around 70% of the rings were similar enough to be indistinguishable by hand This consistent similarity in shape and weight are … Read more
Alessandra Ambrosio showcases her sun kissed legs in a bronze swimsuit while lounging on her seaside deck in Brazil By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 07:44 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 07:44 GMT, 15 January 2021 Alessandra Ambrosio has been on a luxury vacation in her home country of Brazil for over a month. … Read more
Police hunt thieves who stole three bronze statues of dancing women in rabbit masks weighing 300kilos and worth more than £140,000 Three statues of women wearing rabbit masks stolen from home in Tenderden Sculptures worth £144,000 were on display in driveway and two later found One is still missing and a vehicle and front gate were … Read more
A man hunting for mushrooms found came away with more than just a bunch of fungus – he discovered two rare Bronze Age weapons. Roman Novák was foraging for fungi after a rainstorm in Jesenick, a small town about 150 miles from Prague, when he noticed a piece of metal jutting out of the ground. … Read more
Fresh analysis of Europe’s earliest known battle has thrown up the possibility the 1,400 people who died at the site, in Germany‘s Tollense Valley, were not warriors engaged in a brutal melee, but ambushed merchants who were ruthlessly slain. Human remains at the site in North East Germany, near today’s border with Poland and 80 … Read more
Heartwarming moment Spanish triathlete shows incredible sportsmanship by stopping on finishing line to let rival take bronze medal after he took a wrong turn on the course Video shows Diego Méntrida stopping at the finish line to let British athlete pass James Teagle was on track to place third but ran off course metres from … Read more
Bronze Age people had a tradition of retaining and curating human remains as relics, and they’d keep them for several generations, a new study has found. A team from the University of Bristol used radiocarbon dating and CT scans on Bronze Age discoveries found throughout the UK dating back 4,500 years. Among the discoveries were … Read more