The oldest souvlaki, dating back to the Bronze Age, was discovered on Santorini. Recent research specifically took a look at ...

In the Bronze Age, they used the island of Crete as a major trade hub. ... Or, read about another ancient weapon, the Durandal Sword, and how it was recently stolen.

The find of a Minoan bronze sword is balanced by a Mesopotamian bronze axe and chisels and cylinder seals. The link between Crete and the site on the Amk plain has yet to be demonstrated; ...

At a recent excavation in the Donau-Ries region of Germany, a bronze sword has been unearthed that's reported to be more than 3,000 years old, and is so well preserved that the archeologists who ...

Bronze Age sword still in its wooden scabbard features in 3,000-year-old hoard of 'exceptional' objects that are ... Crete appears to be a centre of expansion for the bronze trade in Europe and ...

A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it “almost still shines” has been unearthed in Germany, officials say. Bavaria’s state office for the preservation of ...

Bronze swords first emerged around 1600 B.C.E. and were used until roughly 600 C.E., as Smithsonian magazine’s Alex Fox wrote in 2020.

Now, with the help of the analysis of ancient genomes, it has been possible for the first time to gain insights into kinship and marriage rules in Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece. A research team ...

Archaeologists made a rare find when they recently unearthed an over 3,000-year-old bronze sword. The blade is in such pristine condition that it "almost still shines," preservation officials say.