A new article published in Archaeometry has uncovered the first direct evidence of deliberate arsenical bronze production in ancient Egypt, demonstrating that Middle Kingdom metalworkers were much more technologically advanced than previously believed. The discovery, which was made on Elephantine Island near Aswan, dates to around 2000–1650 BCE. The researchers identified “speiss,” a metalworking by-product […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new archaeological study has shed light on the early development of the Scythian “animal style,” one of the most iconic art traditions in the ancient world. Researchers led by Dr. Timur Sadykov have analyzed finds from Tunnug 1, a monumental burial mound in the Republic of Tuva, Russia, dated to the late ninth century […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine