Including more than 500 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) silver ingots, around 7,000 ancient artifacts, mostly made of gold and silver, were recently put on display at the Jiangkou ­Chenyin Museum in Pengshan ...

While archaeologists can search their entire lives for ancient artifacts, sometimes, significant discoveries are made entirely by accident. Trnava University via Unsplash The summaries below were ...

You wouldn't swipe a historic relic while sightseeing, would you? Here are four cases of people who did, then made amends upon realizing their wrongdoing.

Two thieves donned diving gear to pilfer hundreds of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts from the bottom of the sea in Egypt, according to the country’s interior ministry. Egyptian authorities say the ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed artifacts buried deep in a well for nearly 2,000 years on the outskirts of Rome. Italy’s Ministry of Culture said the roughly 10-foot-deep well in the ancient ...

SEATTLE — Dozens of ancient artifacts from Mexico, dating back to 100 A.D., have been discovered in someone's possession in Seattle. They will soon be returned to their country of origin for research.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol seized almost 100 ancient artifacts, including 36 swords and 50 arrowheads, that date back ...

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 ...

Leonard Woolley waxing a skeleton for removal, in Ur (1929-1930) (courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) After excavation, ancient artifacts embark on an ...

Many pet owners may treat their cats as royalty, but the ancient Egyptians went one step further: They looked to felines as symbols of divinity. To honor this history, the Shanghai Museum in China has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buried in a rocky riverbed in northern Italy sat a forgotten ancient artifact. The artifact certainly wasn’t intended to be ...