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More than 1 tonne of Iron Age iron bars found in Austria is Europe’s largest assemblage A huge pile of rusted iron bars found beside the Danube in Austria is the largest such find in Europe. Workers uncovered the mass of iron in 2019 during gravel extraction at Deinham in Upper Austria. The find lay in a silted-up branch of the Danube River. Researchers have now dated the bars to the Late Iron Age... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/1-tonne-of-iron-age-iron-bars-found-in-austria/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #ironage

Huge Iron Age salt-mining complex found beneath Hallstatt in Austria Archaeologists have found a huge network of Iron Age salt-mining chambers beneath Hallstatt, Austria. The chambers extend for at least 300 meters and offer new evidence about how prehistoric miners worked deep inside the mountain... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/iron-age-salt-mining-complex-beneath-hallstatt/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #saltmine #ironage

Iron Age stelae in Iberian Peninsula served as grave markers and ancient road landmarks, new study reveals Archaeologists have uncovered one of the clearest pieces of evidence yet about the purpose of prehistoric decorated stelae in the Iberian Peninsula. Excavations at Las Capellanías in southwestern Spain found three carved stone monuments placed beside burials and an ancient road... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/function-of-iron-age-stelae-in-iberian-peninsula/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #stelae #ironage

Scotland’s richest Iron Age burial goes on display for the first time Rare Iron Age weapons and personal items from what archaeologists describe as the richest Iron Age burial ever found in Scotland are going on public display for the first time. The artifacts belonged to a young man buried nearly 2,000 years ago and will be featured in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/scotlands-richest-iron-age-burial-display/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #ironage