The object depicted was long thought to be a stone. A close-up of "The Melun Diptych", ca. 1455, Jean Fouquet. Courtesy Steven Kangas and authors. The Melun Diptych takes its name from the Northern ...

We return to the age of iron and blood. In this medieval axe experiment, we forge a hybrid of historical design and raw function - then unleash it in full-force testing. No theory. No display. Just ...

Two giant hand axes have been uncovered in prehistoric sediment in England. The tools, which are more than 300,000-year-old, are so big they are difficult to handle. Archaeologists think they may have ...

Researchers from University College London's Institute of Archaeology have uncovered a cache of 800 stone artefacts dating to more than 300,000 years ago. The find includes one of the largest ...