11 April 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

2,400-Year-Old Iron Workshop in Senegal Reveals a Long-Lived African Metallurgical Tradition

2 April 2026

2 April 2026

In the dry, lateritic landscapes of eastern Senegal, archaeologists have uncovered something far more revealing than a single artifact: a...

2,600-Year-Old Middle Eastern Shipwreck Reveals Raw Iron Trade That Could Rewrite Ancient Warfare

31 March 2026

31 March 2026

A seemingly unremarkable shipwreck off the Carmel coast has turned into one of the most consequential archaeological discoveries for understanding...

Analyses of a 2,900-year-old iron chisel from Portugal revealed surprisingly high-quality steel

22 September 2023

22 September 2023

Steel tools were believed to have only become widespread in Europe during the Roman Empire, but a recent study shows...