Iron Age chickens died of old age because they were seen as sacred and not food, ... The invention of the iron-tipped plough made cultivating crops in heavy clay soils possible for the first time.

Excavations in Loch Tay, Scotland, revealed the remains of a crafted Iron Age dwelling. ... a quern stone, and the discovery of an ard (or plough), point to cultivation.

Iron made life a lot easier in those days, when just living to the age of 45 was a feat. By that time, much of Europe had settled into small village life, toiling the soil with bronze and stone tools.

At an Iron Age cemetery in Sweden, archaeologists discovered an unusual grave of a woman interred with an iron folding knife stuck into her burial. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Iron Age archaeological find: British 'bling' from 2,000 years ago included horse harnesses The Melsonby Hoard, a collection of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts found in northeast England, ...

In southern Poland, iron objects made from a single meteorite were uncovered by archaeologists. The artifacts were discovered ...

An Iron Age grave on an English island mystified archaeologists for years. New research shows it belonged to a young woman — who may have been a warrior leader.

A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago, researchers have said.. Now known as the Melsonby Hoard, this vast ...

The remains of a vast Iron Age village and an “absolutely remarkable” industrial-scale metal-working site have been discovered at a quarry amid speculation that its destruction was linked to a ...

Excavations in Loch Tay, Scotland, revealed the remains of a crafted Iron Age dwelling. ... a quern stone, and the discovery of an ard (or plough), point to cultivation.