Bronze Age 5-year-old’s skull found in Uzbekistan is the oldest known evidence of surgery in Central Asia

Bronze Age 5-year-old’s skull found in Uzbekistan is the oldest known evidence of surgery in Central Asia

The 4,000-year-old skull of a Bronze Age kid buried in what’s now Uzbekistan bears scars from a cranial surgical treatment called trepanation. It is the earliest recorded proof of surgical…

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‘Puzzling’ bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave

‘Puzzling’ bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave

The 4 bronze disc artifacts, which illustrate lion heads in relief, were discovered throughout the 2018 excavation at Khirbat Ibreika, Israel. (Image credit: Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority) Archaeologists in Israel…

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Ritually bent Bronze Age sword unearthed in Danish bog is ‘very rare find’

Ritually bent Bronze Age sword unearthed in Danish bog is ‘very rare find’

The long bronze sword was two times bent nearly double, leading to a compressed S shape that made it difficult to utilize once again as a weapon. (Image credit: Palle…

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Bronze Age Town of Al-Natah Represents โ€˜Slow Urbanism,โ€™ Archaeologists Say

Bronze Age Town of Al-Natah Represents โ€˜Slow Urbanism,โ€™ Archaeologists Say

Northwestern Arabia– the area in between Mecca and Aqaba– throughout the Bronze Age was dotted with interconnected significant walled sanctuaries focused around little strengthened towns such as the recently-discovered town…

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