On a computer screen in a lab, a scattered cluster of stone flakes suddenly snaps together into a single, razor-edged tool, each fragment rotating and locking into place as if time is running in ...

The team then developed two ways to present ancient scents to the public. Alongside the artifacts that inspired this project, ...

"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...

Ancient artifacts dating back to a sunken city from more than 2,000 years ago were pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to Egyptian officials. The historic treasures — which ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural remains, ...

Norway's melting glaciers are revealing objects from the Stone Age, the Iron Age, and the medieval era. Some ancient artifacts are mysteries, but they still indicate trade routes through the mountains ...

Nearly 350 artifacts have been unearthed during research at the Łysa Góra archaeological site in Poland, including a rare 2,300-year-old Celtic helmet, providing further confirmation of the Celtic ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered extraordinary artifacts from an ancient African Christian community in Israel, according to officials. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the finds on ...

Archaeologists believe they've found the oldest wooden tools ever discovered — potentially 430,000 years old — in Greece's ...

Abu Khaled knows the worth of things. As a small-time smuggler living along the porous border between Syria and Lebanon, he has dabbled in antiquities as much as the cigarettes, stolen goods and ...