Iron Age

Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland

The analysis found that the crannog started out as a circular wooden platform, measuring at around 23 meters across, and topped with brushwood.

The crannog at Loch Bhorgastail, Scotland, May 8, 2026.
Aerial photo of Tel Hebron's Second Temple period mikvah, April 30, 2026.

Project to make Tel Hebron’s Second Temple mikveh accessible to visitors nearly complete, INPA says

Dolmen of Menga in Antequera, Spain, April 15, 2026.

DNA analysis reveals ancestry of man buried in ancient Spanish tomb, shows mixed heritage - study

Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study


Miniature black juglets reveal Iron Age burial practice in Jerusalem cemetery

Israel Antiquities Authority paper records 49 black-fired vessels in a single Mamilla tomb and tracks their decline across the late eighth to early sixth centuries BCE.

 Miniature black juglets reveal Iron Age burial practice in Jerusalem cemetery.

Seeds, 3-D scans and Iron-Age artefacts deepen case for Holy Sepulchre’s biblical garden

Fresh finds beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre add hard evidence of a first-century garden and the site’s earlier life as a quarry.

 Seeds, 3-D scans and Iron-Age artefacts deepen case for Holy Sepulchre’s biblical garden.

3,000-year-old necropolis discovered in Al Ain, UAE

"The burial traditions of the Iron Age have always been a mystery to us," said Jaber Saleh Al Marri, Director of the Historical Environment Department at DCT Abu Dhabi.

 3,000-year-old necropolis discovered in Al Ain, UAE.

A rise in exotic goods: When Jeruslaem was an Assyrian Vassal

A Oxford Journal of Archaeology publication by Reli Avisar examines how vassal kingdoms, elite consumption, and imported luxury goods shaped Iron Age Lachish and Jerusalem.

 Southern wall of the Temple Mount. Archaeological Park in the old city of Jerusalem.

What a bearded faience head reveals about elite identity in Iron Age Israel

Analysis of a rare statuette from Tel Abel Beth Maacah suggests it portrayed a royal or elite figure, likely used as a cultic votive.

 What a bearded faience head reveals about elite identity in Iron Age Israel.

Iberians buried Iron-age unborn fetuses, young babies with care, intimacy

study finds infants were buried in homes as part of family rituals, reflecting intimate Iberian practices.

 New study shows Iberians buried infants under homes to honor them. The remains found.

Ornate spears found in Iron Age hoard near Melsonby, North Yorkshire

Experts say the find challenges the belief that Iron Age wealth was limited to southern Britain.

 Ornate spears found in exceptional Iron Age hoard near Melsonby, North Yorkshire.

Rare Roman-era enamelled bronze brooch found in Iron Age settlement at Scottish distillery

Researchers believe the brooch came north with Roman soldiers, possibly as a ritual offering or battle trophy.

 Rare enamelled bronze brooch found in Iron Age settlement at Scottish distillery.

Necropolis in Italian island reveals a multicultural Iron Age society

Analysis shows Greeks, Phoenicians, and Italians coexisted in ancient Ischia, forming a cosmopolitan society.

 Castello Aragonese off the coast of Italian island Ischia.

Rare 2,000-year-old strawberry-shaped Iron Age divination spoon discovered on Isle of Man

Similar ritual spoons have been found in Britain, Ireland, and France. The British Museum holds several pairs, one engraved with a cross and the other with a small hole.

 Rare 2,000-year-old Iron Age divination spoon discovered on Isle of Man.