Iron Age
Microscopic Clues Rewrite History of Bronze Production in the Biblical Highlands
Analysis of 3,000-year-old smelting droplets shows copper from Timna and Feinan was alloyed with tin at a mountain site in Samaria, revealing a budding regional trade and technology network.
Oldest known use of harmal as incense discovered at Iron Age site in Saudi Arabia
Banana traces in 3,000-years-olf Philistine teeth rewrite Iron Age trade map
Miniature black juglets reveal Iron Age burial practice in Jerusalem cemetery
Seeds, 3-D scans and Iron-Age artefacts deepen case for Holy Sepulchre’s biblical garden
Fresh finds beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre add hard evidence of a first-century garden and the site’s earlier life as a quarry.
3,000-year-old necropolis discovered in Al Ain, UAE
"The burial traditions of the Iron Age have always been a mystery to us," said Jaber Saleh Al Marri, Director of the Historical Environment Department at DCT Abu Dhabi.
A rise in exotic goods: When Jeruslaem was an Assyrian Vassal
A Oxford Journal of Archaeology publication by Reli Avisar examines how vassal kingdoms, elite consumption, and imported luxury goods shaped Iron Age Lachish and Jerusalem.
What a bearded faience head reveals about elite identity in Iron Age Israel
Analysis of a rare statuette from Tel Abel Beth Maacah suggests it portrayed a royal or elite figure, likely used as a cultic votive.
Iberians buried Iron-age unborn fetuses, young babies with care, intimacy
study finds infants were buried in homes as part of family rituals, reflecting intimate Iberian practices.
Ornate spears found in Iron Age hoard near Melsonby, North Yorkshire
Experts say the find challenges the belief that Iron Age wealth was limited to southern Britain.
Rare Roman-era enamelled bronze brooch found in Iron Age settlement at Scottish distillery
Researchers believe the brooch came north with Roman soldiers, possibly as a ritual offering or battle trophy.
Necropolis in Italian island reveals a multicultural Iron Age society
Analysis shows Greeks, Phoenicians, and Italians coexisted in ancient Ischia, forming a cosmopolitan society.
Rare 2,000-year-old strawberry-shaped Iron Age divination spoon discovered on Isle of Man
Similar ritual spoons have been found in Britain, Ireland, and France. The British Museum holds several pairs, one engraved with a cross and the other with a small hole.
Decapitated male skulls in Iberia are likely ‘war trophies’ used for intimidation, study finds
At Puig Castellar, isotope analysis revealed that three of the four individuals differed from the local strontium reference, suggesting they were probably not from the local community.
Ballymacombs More Woman: Iron Age decapitated remains found in a Northern Ireland bog
Decapitation may be part of a pattern of ritual killings during the Iron Age period.
