Each week, we showcase a different astonishing artifact that gives us new insight into how our ancestors lived. This rare ...

These ancient tribes were bad to the bone. Drinking from skulls might not be limited to lurid serial killer movies. Archaeologists have exhumed skull cups and skeleton masks among a repository of ...

A one-of-a-kind artifact recently found near the Sea of Galilee may shed new light on how early Christians practiced baptism in the ancient city of Hippos.

Research of ancient artifacts show that Native American hunter-gatherers were playing games of probability long before ...

It's only natural for humans to want a piece of their travels to take home. Memories slowly fade away with time, but a tangible object provides proof of the past. From postcards to T-shirts, magnets, ...

A figurine called Adorant from Geissenkloesterle Cave, located near the town of Blaubeuren in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, made approximately 40,000 years old and consisting of a small ivory plate ...