The spade's design, with a slightly lopsided blade allowing one-footed use, is reminiscent of later peat-cutting tools.

The Bronze Age in Britain began around 2,500 BC and lasted for nearly 1,500 years. It was a time when sophisticated bronze tools, pots and weapons were brought over from continental Europe.

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 ...

A wooden spade from the Bronze Age has been unearthed by archaeologists in the UK. It is incredibly rare to find wooden artefacts preserved from so long ago. The spade offers a glimpse into life ...

Police in Poland have launched an investigation after a collection of more than 100 Bronze Age artifacts surfaced unexpectedly in the northwest of the country. The discovery came to light when ...

3,500 to 3,400 years old, placing it firmly in the Middle Bronze Age,” said Ed Treasure of Wessex Archaeology. Treasure and his colleagues think the person who lost the tool made seasonal visits ...

The large town, which was home to up to 500 residents, was built around 2,400 BC during the early Bronze Age, the researchers said. It was abandoned around a thousand years later. "No one knows ...

A Bronze Age settlement hidden on the Arabian Peninsula reveals secrets about the slow growth of urbanization in the region. A small 4,400-year-old town in the Khaybar Oasis of Saudi Arabia hints ...

The find is considered one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools found in the UK, with preliminary analysis confirming its Bronze Age origins. Experts believe the waterlogged conditions of ...

Preliminary scientific dating of this find suggests it dates to the Bronze Age and is, therefore, one of the oldest wooden tools ever discovered in Britain. Ed Treasure, from Wessex Archaeology ...