44 Items Tagged

Bronze Age

Linford Barrows

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Linford Barrows

These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.

These petroglyphs feature ibexes and snow leopards

Ulaankhus, Mongolia

Petroglyphs of Tsagaan Salaa-Baga Oigor

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

The walls of the amphitheater

Saelices, Spain

Segóbriga Archaeological Park

One of the most important Celtic-Roman archaeological sites in Spain.

Archeological site of Akrotiri

History Tour: The Bronze Age World

Exploring the time when humankind got its act together.

Jonathan Carey April 29, 2020

Clava Cairns

Inverness, Scotland

Clava Cairns

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Bronze Age Boat

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

They look familiar...

In the Bronze Age, People Labored Over Cereal That No One Ate

They probably used the Cheerio-like rings in rituals, not the kitchen.

Sabrina Imbler June 10, 2019

The skeleton.

The Green Skeleton

This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.

Halle (Saale), Germany

Nebra Sky Disc

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

The cape.

London, England

Mold Gold Cape

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

Timbers from Seahenge on display at the Lynn Museum.

King's Lynn, England

Seahenge

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

Silk scroll painting of Kublai Khan on a hunting expedition.

What Life Was Like for Ancient Mongolians

Researchers studied the remains of 25 individuals for clues.

Jonathan Carey January 14, 2019

The tomb.

Ballyedmonduff, Ireland

Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

Callanish Standing Stones.

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Callanish Stones

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

The Nine Ladies.

Stanton Lees, England

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

Hanson Log Boat.

Hanson Log Boat

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

Ancient round barrow in an unlikely spot.

Cambridge, England

Fourwentways Bronze Age Cemetery

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.