These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament is expected to fetch up to $2 million when ...

Some of the ancient history underneath Jerusalem is easily accessible.

Archaeologists thought they had found one grave, but excavation efforts turned up a treasure trove of ancient tools and coins ...

Known as the Treasure of Villena, this horde of brilliant golden treasure from prehistoric Spain reveals ancient metalworking ...

In fact, the oldest known iron artifacts, a set of 5,000-year-old beads from Northern Egypt, were made from meteoric iron.

Oracle bones were often made from tortoise shells, as in this photograph, and from the shoulder blades of oxen. According to archaeologists, a fortune teller would carve a question into the bone with ...

Major discoveries, from ancient tombs to submerged cities, reveal the incredible advancements of Greek civilization.

Researchers uncovered an old monument in Israel, revealing a rare Minoan jug and Canaanite artifacts of ancient religious ...

Funded and created by the Green family, the owners of the Hobby Lobby retail chain, the $500 million institution has won praise for its sleek, modern displays of biblical artifacts and has ...

Researchers are learning more about ancient central European society thanks to stones from thousands of years ago.

Elvis had a pompadour. Now the Graceland Exhibition Center has "Pompeii." A collection of close to 170 artifacts excavated ...