Bronze age stone circle uncovered in Derbyshire, UK

Two Bronze Age daggers were found in a German village called Kutenholz. According to experts, the weapons may date from around 1500 BC, that is, more than 3000 years old. The finds, made of bronze, were found during a geomagnetic survey. This method of investigation allows researchers to use geomagnetic probes — called magnetometers — to measure the flux density of Earth's magnetic field in a given area. Where there are archaeological anomalies …

3,000-year-old Bronze Age daggers unearthed in a German cornfield

Two well-preserved daggers from the Bronze Age have been discovered in a field in the municipality of Kutenholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. As old as the Nebra Sky Disk: one of the bronze blades found in Kutenholz. Credit: Stade District/Christian Schmidt The over 3,000-year-old artifacts are among the earliest Bronze Age findings in the region. Their discovery has provided new insights into the ritual practices of ancient communities in the eastern…

Bronze age stone circle uncovered in Derbyshire, UK

A standing stone in the Peak District, apparently an isolated monument, has been revealed as only one part of a standing circle and ritual complex that dates back 3700 years to England's Bronze Age, according to archeologists with Forestry England.