Learn how ancient weapons show when the bow and arrow replaced the atlatl, and why the transition played out differently across western North America.

In A Nutshell Researchers dated 136 preserved organic weapons from western North America and found the bow and arrow appeared ...

Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was on an even playing field, the history of warfare is one defined by technological ...

A shipment declared as “metal decorative articles” turned out to be something else entirely - dozens of ancient weapons, believed to be looted from Iran. US border officials in Philadelphia have now ...

The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In ...

Excavations in a southern Italy town revealed ancient fortified walls that fell to a Roman siege. CNR ISPC (Archaeological Mapping Laboratory) Before the era of the Romans in southern Italy, the ...

Americans love their weapons, old or new. Some of them are still being used for their original purposes, such as hunting or managing herds of animals. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement?

Before the era of the Romans in southern Italy, the Messapii people crossed the Adriatic Sea and called the Italian peninsula home. They built a culture that lasted for nearly 800 years, but it was no ...