During an archaeological survey, researchers from the Maritime Encounters, University of Gothenburg, identified six ...

Lead ingots dating back almost 3,000 years have been found with several broken-up bronze tools in a discovery which has excited experts. The hoard was unearthed by a metal detectorist near Dereham, ...

Lead isotope analysis has emerged as a critical tool in the study of Bronze Age metallurgy, enabling researchers to decipher the provenance and circulation of metal resources used in ancient societies ...

The Bronze Age axe found in Burg im Leimental, Switzerland, is more than 3,000 years old, and may have been left as a ...

One of three lead ingots discovered with seven bronze items by a metal detectorist near Dereham [Andrew Williams/Norfolk County Council] Lead ingots dating back almost 3,000 years have been found with ...