In 1999, treasure hunters dug up a corroded disk in Germany, and Bronze Age skies came back into view

An illegal discovery of a rusted bronze disc near Nebra, Germany, has revealed profound insights into Bronze Age ...

In 1900, sponge divers hiding from a storm found a machine underwater that changed what we know about ancient Greece

A routine sponge diving trip near Antikythera in 1900 led to the discovery of an ancient shipwreck. Among its treasures were ...

Straight out of ‘Indiana Jones’: Divers discover a 2,000-year-old mechanical marvel that shocked experts

Ancient Greek engineers created a breathtaking astronomical machine so advanced it inspired Indiana Jones and still astonishes scientists today.
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Micro-stratigraphical investigation on corrosion layers in ancient Bronze artefacts by scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectrometry and optical microscopy

Archaeological metallic artefacts buried in soils deteriorate by means of various environmental as well as internal factors and mechanisms over time such as change in composition and microstructure of ...