Diet revolution: Bronze Age communities rapidly adopted drought-resistant millet as a staple crop between 1540-1480 BCE, ...

Scientists dig up how diet changed and transformed society during the Bronze Age. Scientists dig up how diet changed and transformed society during the Bronze Age. People these days are swapping ...

Archaeologists believe that the dagger was used by a chief as part of a ceremony. Bronze Age people crossed the sea in long wooden boats During the Bronze Age, many people crossed the sea from ...

The Western Bronze Age, which ended in about 1200 BCE, is an era marked by the collapse of mighty ... The agents are not necessarily heroes or royalty by nature; rather, they serve in a way like ...

és Dani J, Horváth A, Gémes A, Fülöp K, Szeniczey T, Tarbay JG, et al. New radiocarbon dates from the Bronze Age Tiszafüred-Majoroshalom site (Eastern Hungary). Radiocarbon. 2025;67(2):428–40.

There's a case to be made that the Bronze Age collapse has the coolest name of any historical period. Sure, the Dark Ages might be moody and mysterious, while the Renaissance has flair on its side.

HAMA, SYRIA—Bronze Age potters working in the city of Hama in current-day Syria appear to have sold more than just cups, bowels, and dishes 4,500 years ago—they apparently also sold children ...