Tag: Iron Age
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Britain’s Iron Age Trumpet: Could a Carnyx Link to Boudicca’s Celtic War
Rare Iron Age Trumpet Unearthed in Norfolk Raises Connections to Boudicca An archaeologists’ discovery in Norfolk has unveiled an extraordinary iron age war trumpet, a rare artifact that could shed light on the fierce conflicts between Celtic tribes and invading Romans. Experts describe the recovered item as a carnyx, a type of large horn used…
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Extraordinary Iron Age War Trumpet Found in Britain May Tie to Boudicca’s Era
Discovery of an Extraordinary Iron Age Trumpet Archaeologists in Norfolk have unveiled what they describe as an extraordinary find from Britain’s Iron Age—a rare iron trumpet, or carnyx, dating to a period when Celtic tribes resisted Roman expansion. While bronze carnyxes are more commonly found in the archaeological record, this iron example stands out for…
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Iron Age Trumpet Linked to Boudicca in Norfolk: Extraordinary Find Unearthed
Introduction: A Sizable Link to a Turbulent Past An extraordinary Iron Age horn unearthed in Norfolk has researchers buzzing about potential connections to Boudicca and her legendary resistance against the Roman invasion. The find, described by archaeologists as one of the most significant discoveries in recent decades, centers on an iron age war trumpet —…
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Time Team’s Digital Renaissance: From Iron Age Tunnels to YouTube
Origins in a Somerset Field Thirty-two years ago, a small team of archaeologists gathered for a weekend in Somerset, not for a grand academic conference, but to film a television programme. They wanted to bring the past to life in Athelney, the landscape where, 1,200 years ago, King Alfred the Great is said to have…
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3,000-Year-Old Workshop May Have Revealed The Origins of The Iron Age
New insights from a 3,000-year-old copper smelting site The Iron Age reshaped human history with new tools, stronger weapons, and transformative technologies. A 3,000-year-old workshop at Kvemo Bolnisi in southern Georgia is now offering fresh clues about how that pivotal era began. Until recently, archaeologists debated whether iron-making emerged independently or as a byproduct of…
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Kvemo Bolnisi: Iron Age Origins Revealed by Workshop
Uncovering a 3,000-Year-Old Workshop The Iron Age is one of humanity’s most transformative periods, marking a shift from bronze-burnished tools to the hard, durable metals that would shape empires. A fresh look at the Kvemo Bolnisi site in southern Georgia is helping researchers understand how iron metallurgy may have emerged. Rather than proving that iron…
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How a 3,000-Year-Old Workshop May Unravel the Iron Age Origins
New clues from a 3,000-year-old workshop The Iron Age transformed human civilization with durable tools, improved farming, and new forms of conflict. Yet the origin story of how iron became central to technology remains debated. A fresh examination of a 3,000-year-old site in southern Georgia—Kvemo Bolnisi—offers compelling evidence that iron may have entered metallurgical practice…
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How Copper Smelters Accidentally Sparked the Iron Age
Uncovering a Hidden Link Between Copper and Iron The idea that the Iron Age began with a single, momentous breakthrough is being challenged by new evidence from Cranfield University. Researchers revisited a 3,000-year-old workshop at Kvemo Bolnisi in southern Georgia and uncovered a surprising twist in the story of metallurgy: iron oxide particles were present…
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How Copper Smelters Accidentally Sparked the Birth of the Iron Age
Introduction: A Hidden Spark in Copper Minds The Iron Age is usually painted as a decisive leap from bronze to iron. Yet new research from Cranfield University suggests a more circuitous path: copper smelters may have stumbled upon iron metallurgy by experimenting with iron oxide as a flux. In doing so, they didn’t produce iron…
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The Accidental Discovery That Forged the Iron Age
Kvemo Bolnisi: From iron to copper in a 3,000-year-old workshop In southern Georgia, a 3,000-year-old workshop called Kvemo Bolnisi has long puzzled archaeologists. Early excavations in the 1950s unearthed piles of hematite (an iron oxide mineral) and slag, which led researchers to declare the site an early iron-smelting workshop. New analyses, however, rewrite that history:…