1500 BC Europe Bronze Age Communities Faced Dramatic Lifestyle Decline, Study Finds

1500 BC Europe Bronze Age Communities Faced Dramatic Lifestyle Decline, Study Finds

Nuraghe Santu Antine, a Bronze Age structure in Sardinia, Italy. Credit: Cristiano Cani / CC BY-SA 3.0 A new international study has uncovered major lifestyle shifts in Central Europe during the Bronze Age, revealing that communities around 1500 BC experienced a sharp decline in diet quality, mobility, and social structure. The findings originate from the excavation of a cemetery in Tiszafüred-Majoroshalom, Hungary. Utilized during both the Midd…

3,500-year-old cemetery near Tiszafüred, Hungary sheds light on life at the dawn of the Late Bronze Age

A 3,500-year-old cemetery near Tiszafüred has revealed remarkable insights into how life changed as the Late Bronze Age began. Research led by scientists from Eötvös Loránd University and the University of Bologna centred on the Bronze Age cemetery at Tiszafüred-Majoroshalom, which was in use during both the Middle and Late Bronze Ages. This allowed researchers to compare lifestyles before and after the transition between these two periods. Chan…