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Mary Rose cannonballs had iron cores

April 23rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

An analysis of lead cannonballs found in the sunken wreckage of Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, has revealed that

November 28th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The famous Terracotta Warriors found in Qin Shi Huang’s tomb near Xi’an in China each had real weapons which were

September 18th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working in a coal mine in Germany have uncovered eight spear heads which date back 300,000 years, making them

July 25th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working off the coast of Florida have salvaged a musket, sword and bottleneck from an 18th century shipwreck. The

July 18th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The oldest Neolithic bow yet discovered has been found in Catalonia, Spain. Archaeological research carried out at the Neolithic site

February 22nd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A well-preserved Viking sword has been uncovered at a Norwegian construction site. NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology archaeologist

January 9th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A WWII-era gun battery that once guarded San Francisco Bay has been restored. The Army built Battery Townsley into a

December 21st, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists have unearthed several graves in a cemetery in Poland which contain all sorts of treasures and weapons. Archaeologists stumbled