Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

When LeAnn Baker found a rock with a smooth hole in the middle, she was told it was a magic hag stone. However, archaeologist ...

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Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Thirty feet under the surface of the cold, murky Baltic Sea, Brendan Foley spotted something unusual in the wreckage of an ...

Are these ancient symbols complete words, part of words, or part of sentences? The solution will earn the successful ...

Researchers Discover Two-Foot-Tall Buddha Statue, Shed Light on Trade Route Connecting Roman Empire to Ancient World ...

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

The police said they had yet to recover the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a prized artifact from Romania, and other artifacts ...

The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that today's historians haven't yet deciphered. While amateur theories abound, scholars are increasingly relying on computer science to cra ...

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is offering a $1 million bounty to experts who can successfully interpret the Indus Valley ...