Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest hippopotamus ivory artifact in the Iberian Peninsula, confirming the presence of long-distance relations in the Mediterranean area more than 4,000 years ago. The piece, which was excavated in 1977 in the Copper Age settlement of Bòbila Madurell in Sant Quirze del Vallès (Barcelona), has been re-examined by researchers from the […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have unearthed an impressive Iberian sanctuary near the Spanish town of Jódar in the province of Jaén, where stone, sunlight, and myth converged 2,500 years ago. The site, El Fontanar, reveals how ancient cultures merged astronomy and ritual to dramatize themes of fertility, rebirth, and cosmic order. The monument has two features. The first […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
The Bronze Age was a period in human history characterized by the widespread use of bronze, a metal alloy composed mainly of copper and tin.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine