Weapons
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
Medieval Arrows Inflicted Injuries That Mirror Damage Caused by Modern Bullets
New research demonstrates the immense power of the medieval English longbow
Bronze Age Chieftain's Remains Found Beneath U.K. Skate Park
The Beaker man was buried alongside four cowhide "rugs," an eight-inch copper dagger and a wrist guard made of rare green stone
300,000-Year-Old Stick Suggests Human Ancestors Were Skilled Hunters
The ancient throwing stick may have been used by Neanderthals or an even earlier hominin
Scientists Stage Sword Fights to Study Bronze Age Warfare
Research suggests bronze blades, thought by some to be too fragile for combat, were deadly weapons across ancient Europe
Graduate Student Discovers One of World's Oldest Swords in Mislabeled Monastery Display
At 5,000 years old, the weapon predates the era when humans first started using tin to make bronze
Archaeology Intern Unearths Spectacular, 2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger
After a nine-month restoration, the elaborately decorated blade and its sheath gleam as if brand new
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