Bronze

Photograph of the Irulegi hand and drawing based on the photograph and a scanned image of the hand (figure by authors). Credit: Antiquity (2024). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.199 A team of archaeologists with the Aranzadi Science Society has found a word inscribed on an ancient Basque bronze hand that resembles a modern Basque word. Their paper is published in the journal Antiquity. …

Researchers have come across a wonderfully intriguing find in the north of Spain: a bronze hand dating back some 2,000 years, all the way back to the Iron Age, with four lines of strange symbols inscribed across its top.A new study suggests that this ancient epigraph is related to ancient Paleohispanic languages, and may have been part of the language that has developed into Basque in modern day Spain.The area is known to have been populated by a tribe called the Vascones around the time the hand would've been made – a…

Have we just found the predecessor of the lipstick?Archeologists found a small chlorite vial discovered among numerous artifacts looted and recovered in the Jiroft region of Kerman province, southeastern Iran, containing a deep red cosmetic preparation that is likely a lip-coloring paint or paste. Through analytical research involving the use of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, the researchers were able to…

Bronze metalwork deposited at Papowo Biskupie. Credit: A. Piasecka Excavation at the dried-out lake site of Papowo Biskupie in north-central Poland has revealed more than 550 bronze artifacts, providing the most telling evidence of ritual deposition of metal by the occupants of the region from 1200–450 BC, known as the Chełmno group. The Chełmno group…

The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is getting a new “Bronze Appearance Package” that’ll make any head turn. With an optional performance upgrade, the new EV is the fastest Mach-E yet. Meet the 2024 Mustang Mach-E GT bronze edition Ford unveiled the new Bronze Appearance Package for its high-performance electric crossover on Thursday. The new “Bronze” edition adds design elements and performance to the 2024 Mustang Mach-E lineup. Ford added 20″ Sinister bronze-painted aluminum wheels and a…

It took a birds' eye view for archaeologists to realize prehistoric communities of Central and Eastern Europe were still thriving during the Late Bronze Age.That's a big deal, because these Carpathian Basin societies were thought to be in a state of fragmentation and collapse at that time.In fact, most of the civilizations that encircled the Mediterranean and its adjacent seas were headed towards disaster, known as the Late Bronze Age collapse.An international team, led by archaeologist Barry Molloy from University…

Quantum scientists have discovered a phenomenon in purple bronze, a one-dimensional metal, that allows it to switch between insulating and superconducting states. This switch, triggered by minimal stimuli like heat or light, is due to ’emergent symmetry’. This groundbreaking finding, initiated by research into the metal’s magnetoresistance, could lead to the development of perfect switches in quantum devices, a potential milestone in quantum technology.Quantum scientists have discovered a phenomenon in purple bronze that…

TSG site of Kačarevo 2 showing: A) Low-lying land, B) raised sand-plateau, C) enclosure ditch, D) activity areas. Photograph and key by Barry Molloy and Darja Grosman. Credit: PLOS ONE (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288750 Archaeologists from University College Dublin, working with colleagues from Serbia and Slovenia, have uncovered a previously unknown network of massive sites in the heart of Europe that could explain the…

Workers preparing land for a future rocket launch site in the United Kingdom’s Shetland Islands were surprised when they stumbled on a relic of the Bronze Age: an arrangement of stones, pits and burnt bones that suggest the site was once a cremation cemetery.Inspiration Behind Immortal Longings | io9 InterviewSaxaVord Spaceport is on Unst, Shetland, the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom.The spaceport’s ground station will consist of antennae supporting satellite operations, though the recent Bronze…

Image Source : APPLE Airtags In a remarkable turn of events, an AirTag proved instrumental in apprehending a group of robbers responsible for stealing over $62,000 worth of bronze memorial vases. The incident, which took place in Clute, Texas, unfolded when a family, tired of their loved one's gravesite being targeted by thieves, decided to take matters into their own…