Weapons
An Unexploded WWII Bomb Was (Safely) Detonated in England
Routine construction work near the University of Exeter unearthed the 2,204-pound device in late February
Why Did Ancient Indigenous Groups in Brazil Hunt Sharks?
New studies show that shark meat may have constituted half of their diet and that the beasts' teeth were used as arrow tips and razor blades
Rare Scraps of Mineralized Anglo-Saxon Textiles Found in England
Archaeologists unearthed the cloth, as well as 3,000 grave goods and assorted ancient structures, ahead of construction
Ancient European Hunters Carved Human Bones Into Weapons
Scientists suggest 10,000-year-old barbed points washed up on Dutch beaches were made for cultural reasons
Human Interruption Slows Down Military Robots in Simulations
A.I. can make decisions faster than humans, raising a myriad of ethical questions when applied to weapons systems
This Prehistoric Peruvian Woman Was a Big-Game Hunter
Some 9,000 years ago, a 17- to 19-year-old female was buried alongside a hunter's tookit
To Adapt to a Changing Environment 400,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Developed New Tools and Behaviors
When the East African Rift Valley transformed dramatically, new weapons arose and trade expanded
Newly Unearthed Warrior's Grave Poised to Redraw Map of Anglo-Saxon England
Nicknamed the "Marlow Warlord," the six-foot-tall man was buried on a hill overlooking the Thames sometime in the sixth century A.D.
London's Largest Cache of Bronze Age Objects Is on View for the First Time
The Havering Hoard includes 100 pounds of artifacts recovered from an ancient enclosure ditch
Norwegian Archaeologists Unearth Grave of Left-Handed Viking Warrior
Vikings' weapons were often buried on the opposite side of where their owners had held them in life, pointing toward belief in a "mirror afterlife"
Russia Declassifies Video From 1961 of Largest Hydrogen Bomb Ever Detonated
The blast was over 3,000 times bigger than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima
How a Chemical Weapons Disaster in WWII Led to a U.S. Cover-Up—and a New Cancer Treatment
The physician who led the investigation into a deadly explosion in Italy found the truth, and some hope
Millennia-Old Headgear Is One of Just Two (Almost) Intact Viking Helmets
A new study dates a piece of armor found in Britain in the 1950s to the tenth century A.D.
Rare Bronze Age Sword, Horse Harness Unearthed in Scotland
The "nationally significant" trove of 3,000-year-old artifacts also includes a pendant, rings and chariot wheel axle caps
Ancient Artisans in Arabia, the Americas Invented Same Technology Independently
New research suggests stone fluting served different purposes in the two regions
You Could Own an Abandoned Cold War Missile Site in North Dakota
The 50-acre fixer-upper has potential as a tourist attraction or a pandemic bunker
Nine Harrowing Eyewitness Accounts of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
More than seventy-five years ago, the atomic blasts killed an estimated 200,000 people
Why the Enola Gay, the Plane That Dropped the First Atomic Bomb, Will Always Inspire Debate
The Enola Gay, fully restored and on view at the Smithsonian, left an indelible mark
One of the Last Living Manhattan Project Scientists Looks Back at the Atomic Bomb Tests
Peter Lax was just a teenager when he went to Los Alamos to join the team that developed the deadly weapon
Evidence of Early Bow-and-Arrow Hunting Discovered in Sri Lanka
If confirmed, the 48,000-year-old find will be the oldest known instance of bowhunting outside of Africa
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