Bronze Age

The magnificent archaeological site of Phaistos where an imposing palace stood overlooking the Mediterranean for thousands of years is perhaps not as well known as the palace of Knossos, but it was a focal point in the long and...

Must Farm a Bronze Age village near near the town of Peterborough in England that has yielded a treasure trove of artifacts is been dubbed "England's Pompeii." Due to the fire that engulfed the settlement and the subsequent collapse into...

The Trojan War is one of the most famous events in Greek mythology. It was a mighty, ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. But what many people do not know is that Troy itself is actually Greek...

The so-called Sea Peoples are one of the greatest mysteries to emerge from the late Bronze Age collapse between 1200 and 900 BC. They are documented as attacking ancient Egypt and other parts of the Mediterranean. The origin of the...

The Dorian Invasion is a historical and archaeological hypothesis that suggests a migration or invasion of the ancient Greek mainland by a group of people called the Dorians during the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. According to this...

A team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services found over forty ancient sites in the Dhekelia Sovereign base in Cyprus. These sites were lost over time but have now been rediscovered. The survey was approved by Cyprus’...

Since the 19th century, several precious gold objects associated with the Mycenaean civilization have been discovered by archaeologists, predominantly at important burial sites where the royals and elite of Bronze Age Greece were buried. The Mycenaeans were the first distinctly...

Archaeologists have recently made an exciting discovery in the mountains of Norway: a truly unusual ancient arrow with its original quartzite arrowhead and feather tail still intact. This arrow, believed to have been employed by reindeer hunters around three thousand...

The Mycenaean Greeks had a rich and powerful civilization which thrived in the Bronze Age. However, what was the extent of their trade relations around the Mediterranean? How far did they actually go, and what groups did they trade...

In Plato's account of Atlantis, found in both Timaeus and Critias, the legendary island civilization supposedly fought a war against the Greeks. This is a vital part of the account, for it is the whole reason why Plato included it in...