Conversely the use of true brass seems to have declined in Western Europe during this period in favour of gunmetals and other mixed alloys but by the end of the first Millennium AD brass artefacts are found in Scandinavian graves in Scotland, brass was being used in the manufacture of coins in Northumbria and there is archaeological and historical evidence for the production of brass in Germany and The Low Countries areas rich in calamine ore which would remain important centres of brass making throughout the medieval period, especially Dinant – brass objects are still collectively known as dinanterie in French.

Although Nelson's biographer Ernle Bradford assumed in 1977 that the remains of Orient " are almost certainly unrecoverable ", the first archaeological investigation into the battle began in 1983, when a French survey team under Jacques Dumas discovered the wreck of the French flagship.

The first archaeological excavations of the 1880s were followed by systematic work by the British School at Athens and by Christos Tsountas, who investigated burial sites on several islands in 1898-1899 and coined the term " Cycladic civilization ".

Richard Hansen, the director of the archaeological project of the Mirador Basin, believes the Maya at Mirador Basin developed the first politically organized state in America around 1500 BC, named the Kan Kingdom in ancient texts.

The first archaeological evidence for the Hittites appeared in tablets found at the Assyrian colony of Kültepe ( ancient Karum Kanesh ), containing records of trade between Assyrian merchants and a certain " land of Hatti ".

The nailed iron horseshoe first appeared in the archaeological record in Europe about 5th century A. D. when a horseshoe, complete with nails, was found in the tomb of the Frankish King Childeric I at Tournai, Belgium.

The Bronze Age begins around 2500 BCE with the first appearance of bronze objects in the archaeological record.

These first Maldivians didn't leave any archaeological remains.

The first evidence of human metallurgy dates from the 5th and 6th millennium BC, and was found in the archaeological sites of Majdanpek, Yarmovac and Plocnik, all three in Serbia.

The first archaeological evidence known of usage were made from within Kariandusi and other sites of the Acheulian age ( beginning 1. 5 million years previously ) dated 700, 000 BC, although the number of objects found at these sites were very low relative to Neolithic.

Noted or briefly described by 16th century travellers, the first archaeological description of the city was made in 1856 by Perrot, then in 1861 by L. Heuzey and H. Daumet in their famous Mission archéologique de Macédoine.

The first evidence of human metallurgy dates to between the 5th and 6th millennium BCE in the archaeological sites of Majdanpek, Yarmovac and Pločnik ( a copper axe from 5500 BCE belonging to the Vincha culture, though not conventionally considered part of the Chalcolithic or " Copper Age ", this provides the earliest known example of copper metallurgy.

The concept of dividing pre-historical ages into systems based on metals extends far back in European history, but the present archaeological system of the three main ages: stone, bronze and iron, originates with the Danish archaeologist Christian Jürgensen Thomsen ( 1788 – 1865 ), who placed the system on a more scientific basis by typological and chronological studies, at first of tools and other artifacts present in the Museum of Northern Antiquities in Copenhagen ( later the National Museum of Denmark ).

Although the early centuries ( first half of the third millennium and earlier ) are still poorly understood, the archaeological discoveries have shown unequivocally that Ur was a major urban center on the Mesopotamian plain.

The commonly held theory of Vanuatu's prehistory from archaeological evidence supports that peoples speaking Austronesian languages first came to the islands some 4, 000 to 6, 000 years ago.

** The discovery of the Tel Dan Stele, the first archaeological confirmation of the existence of the Davidic line, is announced.

The archaeological record suggests that this first occurred in the regions known as the Fertile Crescent, and the Nile Delta.

In 1814 the first real archaeological work was begun, by the Rev.

At the time of first European contact, it has been estimated the existing population was at least 350, 000, while recent archaeological finds suggest that a population of 750, 000 could have been sustained.

Some sources suggest that the first settlements in the Virgin Islands were by the Spanish, who mined copper at the copper mine on Virgin Gorda, but there is no archaeological evidence to support the existence of any settlement by the Spanish in the islands at any time, or any mining of copper on Virgin Gorda prior to the 19th century.

Although the Xia is an important element in early Chinese history, reliable information on the history of China before 13th century BC can only come from archaeological evidence since China's first established written system on a durable medium, the oracle bone script, did not exist until then.

However, the language spoken by Zoroaster, Old Avestan, used for composing the Yasna Haptanghaiti and the Gathas, on archaeological and linguistic grounds, is dated to have been spoken probably in the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE.

It first appears in the archaeological record here around 2500 BC in the Indus Valley Civilization.

According to these two archaeologists this is the first archaeological evidence of the story reported by Herodotus.

In the first place, he notes that archaeological information suggests that Philistine helmets generally had a forehead covering, in some cases extending down to the nose.

At first, it was suspected that the strange features of the black hole solutions were pathological artifacts from the symmetry conditions imposed, and that the singularities would not appear in generic situations.

It may be significant that Elbing's first industry was the same as Truso's had been: manufacture of amber and bone artifacts for export.

The first is, " Why are no aliens or their artifacts physically here?

According to the Israel Antiquities Authority, " The artifacts recovered from inside the building were few and mostly included fragments of pottery vessels from the Early Roman period ( the first and second centuries AD )... Another hewn pit, whose entrance was apparently camouflaged, was excavated and a few pottery sherds from the Early Roman period were found inside it.

Several of these caves, including the well known Batadombalena and the Fa-Hien Rock cave, have yielded many artifacts from these people who are currently the first known inhabitants of the island.

His view was based on what may be the first in-depth lithic analysis of the objects in his collection, which led him to believe that they are artifacts and to suggest that the historical evolution of these artifacts followed a scheme.

" To put artifacts in their proper context I consider it most important to pay attention to the chronological sequence, and I believe that the old idea of first stone, then copper, and finally iron, appears to be ever more firmly established as far as Scandinavia is concerned.

A few bronze artifacts featured inscriptions, but most direct information comes from oracle bones – turtle shells, cattle scapulae, or other bones, which bear glyphs that form the first significant corpus of recorded Chinese characters.

The Museum features artifacts from Malta's Neolithic culture, displaying objects collected from the first free-standing structures built on Earth, 5, 500 years ago.

The National Museum of Archaeology displays an exceptional array of artifacts from Malta ’ s prehistoric periods starting with the first arrival of man in the Ghar Dalam phase ( 5200 BC ) and running up to the Tarxien phase ( 2500 BC ).

In the latter, Barks tried to increase the usability of the character by having plots turn on other magic artifacts, here a flying carpet, not always having to repeat the joke about Scrooge's first coin.

The Olmec civilization was first defined through artifacts which collectors purchased on the pre-Columbian art market in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Prehistoric hunter-gatherer were the first inhabitants, and their artifacts have been found in various areas of the county.

He purchased Soapy Smith's saloon ( Jeff Smith's Parlor ), from going the way of the wrecking ball, and placed many early artifacts of the city's early history inside and opened Skagway's first museum.

Located in Bullhead City, just north of the Laughlin Bridge, the Colorado River Museum includes replicas of area landmarks, Native American artifacts and displays of historical items, from early settlers to the first slot machines.

By the artifacts, arrowheads, rock hammers, and crude knives which have been found, they can actually tell which Indians were here first.

The large windows in front expose a showroom containing historic artifacts, including the famous " VETO No. 2 " fire pumper, Groveland's first fire apparatus.

The Society also has a remarkable collection of artifacts which tell the story of Fitchburg — early iron hearth cooking tools, the first printing press of the Fitchburg Sentinel, machines illustrating the strong industrial heritage of the City, a stellar collection of early paintings, and clothing representing many decades in Fitchburg.

The museum houses artifacts and archives that detail the history of life in eastern Montana and western North Dakota since the first pioneers arrived in the late 19th century.

The Maple Valley Historical Society keeps records on the city's past, with 2 historical museums holding artifacts such as the city's first fire engine and photographs of old places in and around the city like Gaffney's Grove.

Bronze coins and artifacts associated with the Gallo-Roman culture show extensive activity in this area in the first centuries of our era.

It is named after the neighbourhood of Tokyo where archaeologists first uncovered artifacts and features from that era.

Donald Duck and his nephews go to The Duckburg Museum to see the exhibit on artifacts from the first Junior Woodchucks.