Iron Age

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

Due to the warm climate, researchers only managed to extract usable DNA from the remains of one of the men, estimated to have been around 45-years-old, called Menga1. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Dolmen of Menga in Antequera, Spain, April 15, 2026.
Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

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

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Excavation of the Melsonby Hoard in Yorkshire, England, April 1, 2026.

Iron Age hoard rewrites history of wagons in Britain, may have been part of royal memorial - study

The collection's careful arrangement is indicative of a “noisy, symbolic acts of deliberate destruction," showing that the Melsonby Hoard was not just a collection of abandoned valuables.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Gallic skeletons found by archaeologists during excavations of the former garden of the Cordeliers Convent in Paris, France, March 30, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth at least five Gaul skeletons buried sitting upright during Paris excavations

Burials such as these are unique, as only about 50 “seated skeletons” have been found across a dozen archaeological sites in Europe.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Before Indian wootz and Damascus steel: Meteorite iron shaped Iron Age patterns in Poland

Archaeologists in Poland uncovered 26 iron objects made from a single meteorite.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ancient Polish Graves Reveal Ornaments Made from Rare Meteorite Iron.

Study reveals Bronze and Iron Age origins of skeletons in River Thames

"Violence is a particularly common theme for later prehistoric human remains from watery places," said the head researcher.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Study reveals Bronze and Iron Age origins of skeletons in River Thames.

Lost kingdom? Massive Iron Age longhouse suggests the existence of ancient Norwegian monarch

Some old Scandinavian writings trace kings back to Christ’s birth, once dismissed as mere tales—but perhaps there’s truth in them.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lost kingdom? Massive Iron Age longhouse suggests the existence of ancient Norwegian monarch.

Rare Iron Age helmet identified among Snettisham Hoard fragments

'There are less than 10 Iron Age helmets in Britain and every single one is unique,' said Julia Farley, Iron Age curator at the British Museum.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Great Torc from Snettisham, The most famous object from Iron Age Britain.

DNA analysis reveals Iron Age society in Britain was built around women

Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence suggesting that ancient Celtic societies in Iron Age Britain were matrilineal and matrilocal, with women holding status and influence.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
DNA analysis reveals Iron Age society in Britain was built with around women.

Researchers uncover modern glue, drill bits in alleged Iranian Iron Age swords

The demand for Iranian Iron Age weapons began after a large cache of bronze and iron weapons was discovered in the western Iranian province of Luristan in the late 1920s.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Vintage Iranian damascus steel sabre handle with precious stones from Hermitage Museum collection. Illustration.

Why was an Iron Age woman buried with a folding knife driven into the ground?

Archaeologists in Pryssgården, southern Sweden, uncovered an Iron Age burial site with around 50 graves.

DECEMBER 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Why was an Iron Age woman buried with a folding knife driven into the ground? Pryssgården.