A first-century figurine found in England may reveal the ancient roots of a much-maligned hairstyle
Authorities moved the historically African American burial ground to make way for a high school and city pool in the 1950s
RR Auction is offering a collection of nearly 300 artifacts, including a signed photo of Abraham Lincoln and a pen used by FDR
The discovery of an ancient grindstone containing traces of the insect confirms long-held Indigenous oral tradition
During the 16th century B.C., multiple Hyksos soldiers assaulted the captive Seqenenre-Taa-II, inflicting serious facial and head injuries
Archaeologists say the petite statue, discovered ahead of construction of highway, may have been a religious offering
The paintings, which adorn the Augsburg Cathedral in southern Germany, are among the oldest of their kind in northern Europe
Researchers dated the femur fragments to between 214 and 340 A.D.—at least 160 years after the saint's lifetime
Located in an ancient necropolis, the 5,000-year-old facility was capable of producing up to 5,900 gallons of beer at a time
Viewers can peruse a high-resolution image of the 224-foot medieval masterpiece, which chronicles the 1066 conquest of England
The "Whydah" sank off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717, killing all but two people on board
New research suggests early Britons used megaliths from a dismantled Welsh monument to construct the iconic ring of standing stones
In the second century A.D., the Roman ruler entertained his guests on a raised marble platform surrounded by elaborate fountains
The newly announced funding will help universities make decades-old interviews widely available
A critic of the controversial project points out that construction could lead to the loss of half a million artifacts
Some of the petite sculptures still bear traces of the pigments used to decorate them
Researchers found the ancient moisturizer in a nobleman's tomb
Minted between 75 and 4 B.C., the silver currency was probably buried by a high-ranking Roman soldier during Augustus' reign
Traders likely transported the small spheres from Italy to northern Alaska in the mid-15th century
The culmination of two decades of planning, the National Museum of African American Music opened its doors last month
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