A weapon as legendary as the dagger of King Tutankhamun needs an epic backstory, and last year X-ray analysis showed that the iron in the ancient blade had come from meteorites. Now, a French study ...

We may still be looking for proof that aliens exist, but new research into some very curious ancient tools now reveals that humans were using extraterrestrial material long before mankind even dreamed ...

It’s one of the most fully intact sets of tools ever found on the continent. Archaeologists working near Măgura Călanului hill in Romania have discovered a remarkably rare cache of iron tools dating ...

Long before humans developed the means to smelt iron ore, civilizations around the world relied on bronze to make harder, more durable tools. The process involved mixing copper with elements such as ...

Tamil Nadu’s iron age is 4,200 years old, making it one of the oldest iron ages in the country. A report by the Tamil state archaeology department released on Monday, stated that the Tamil ...