Italian officials recently announced that the underwater excavation of a mysterious shipwreck off the coast of Sicily yielded interesting finds, including prehistoric tools.
Archaeologists recently discovered the oldest-known Chinese inscription at the holy site of Mount Zion, according to the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA). The inscription, which was found on a ...
Many similar artifacts have been found in Europe and Asia. Neanderthals made such tools by chipping away at flint to sharpen them into triangular shapes. They might have used the axes for cutting ...
The inscription, which was found on a porcelain bowl, was discovered during a joint excavation between the IAA and the Protestant Institute of Archaeology. The artifact demonstrates “the ...
The inscription, which was found on a porcelain bowl, was discovered during a joint excavation between the IAA and the Protestant Institute of Archaeology. The artifact demonstrates "the ...
"I know odd things about odd artifacts.” So, while others on the committee look at items from antique china and furniture to war memorabilia, Smith’s strengths lie in other places.
Archaeologist Deni Seymour discovered a bronze cannon in Arizona that she said is about 500 years old — the oldest firearm found in the continental U.S.
A trench dug at the Soii Havzak rock shelter. Photo from Zaidner and Kurbanov (2024) At Soii Havzak, archaeologists found over 500 artifacts, primarily stone items, such as “flakes and blades ...
Archaeologists and volunteers excavated a 2,000-year-old Celtic fortress and found storage pits, artifacts and a rare writing tool. Photo from LAD / Christoph Steffen Near the bend of a river in ...