Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was ...

In the Judean Desert, not far from the shimmering salt flats of the Dead Sea, archaeologists made a discovery that sent ripples through the world of ancient history. The site looked unremarkable — a ...

"A person came to the back of the cave and went through their hunting gear piece by piece: 'This is good. This is not good. I need to remake this leather pouch a little bit.' And then went on their ...

The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In some cases, these were perfectly in line with the weapons used by other peer ...

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A team of underwater archaeologists recovered four well-preserved medieval spears from the bottom of a Polish lake that has already provided a bounty of ancient weapons. Of the newly discovered spears ...

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Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was on an even playing field, the history of warfare is one defined by technological ...