When researchers from the Cultural Museum in Vejle, Denmark, first found two iron plates ... of the ancient society. Notably, there are differences between the two sets of weapon deposits ...

Five Statues Discovered in Ancient Roman Art ... others found belonging to Iron Age rulers, believed to be personal equipment of the chieftain responsible for the weapon burial.

By 500 BC iron had replaced bronze as the usual metal for making tools and weapons. Blacksmiths produced iron using charcoal-fired shaft furnaces. Iron ore was smelted to produce a 'bloom' (see ...

NARA--Researchers have unearthed a shield-shaped bronze mirror and massive iron sword in an ancient kofun burial ... instrument to ward off evil, not a weapon, due to its large size.

An ancient chieftain gathered the community and gave them instructions: bury dozens and dozens of weapons as a sacrificial offering. The community complied. Over 1,500 years later, archaeologists in ...