Several years ago, archaeologists with Colorado State University’s Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands (CSU/CEMML) undertook an excavation unlike any previously performed at Fort ...

Chemical and isotopic analysis of artifacts from southern Africa called copper ingots reveals new cultural connections among people living in the region between the 5th and 20th centuries. Chemical ...

Henry P. Hamilton, a Two Rivers businessman, amassed a significant collection of Native American copper and stone artifacts. Hamilton's collection, started in 1884, grew through purchases and ...

A glassified soil lump dating to approximately 11,000 years ago suggests hunter‐gatherers experimented with copper smelting well before the advent of agriculture. Excavations that began in 2018 at the ...

The dagger was discovered in a forest near Korzenica in November 2023. Łukasz Śliwiński While searching a Polish forest in November, a metal detectorist made a rare discovery: a 4,000-year-old copper ...

Archaeologists uncovered “oldest known” copper fish hook in Ashkelon, its large size indicates it was used for shark fishing, experts said. Screengrab from Israel Antiquities Authority's YouTube video ...

Archaeologists have uncovered human remains, jewelry, and evidence of copper processing in a cave 7,332 feet above sea level in Spain’s Núria Valley, dating back up to 5,500 years. The finds include a ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An "extremely rare" copper dagger thought to be more than 4,000 years old has been discovered by a metal detectorist in ...

Jay Stephens (right) collects samples of copper ore from a mine in Africa. Credit: Jay Stephens Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections among people living in the region between the 5th and 20th centuries according ...