Artifacts
200 Artifacts of Witchcraft Cast a Spell in Cornell's “The World Bewitch’d”
The exhibit, full of manuscripts, photographs and posters, highlights the history of witchcraft in Europe
Most Antiquities Sold Online Are Fake or Illegal
Social media and ISIS have combined to flood the web with thousands of questionable artifacts
How Spanish-Language Broadcasters Gave Voice to America's Hispanics
In a country where more than 37 million people speak Spanish, stations like Telemundo reach under-served communities
Archaeologists Discover Trove of Cuneiform Tablets in Northern Iraq
Many of the 93 artifacts were unbaked and badly worn, making reading and translating the tablets a lengthy task
Songbook From the 16th-Century Spells Out Samurai Customs, Tactics and Baby Names
The newly translated Japanese text offers kernels of advice to warriors who had yet to face battle
How Japan's Bear-Worshipping Indigenous Group Fought Its Way to Cultural Relevance
For a long time, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to bury the Ainu. It didn't work
World's Largest Online Database of Jewish Art Preserves At-Risk Heritage Objects
Take a tour through the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art, which contains more than 260,000 entries from 41 countries
Ancient Statue Damaged by ISIS Resurrected in Damascus
Palmyra's Lion of Al-lāt, as the statue is known, once adorned the temple of a pre-Islamic goddess
These Ancient Whale Baleen Artifacts Can Now Tell New Stories
How an innovative protein analysis technique helped solve a decades-old mystery
The Salvation of Mosul
An Iraqi archaeologist braved ISIS snipers and booby-trapped ruins to rescue cultural treasures in the city and nearby legendary Nineveh and Nimrud
At an Army Base in Kansas, There's a Secret Collection of Incredible Finds
Are these priceless artifacts or worthless trinkets? No one knows for sure, but a local art gallery is pitching in to find out
How James Smithson's Money Built the Smithsonian
In 1838, 104,960 sovereigns from the bequest of a learned Englishman were reminted in the U.S. to fund the "increase and diffusion of knowledge"
This Mysterious Stone Structure Is Older Than Stonehenge
Until recently, Britain's Stonehenge was thought to be the world's oldest set of stone monuments
Thieves Steal Solid Gold Lunar Lander Model From Armstrong Museum
The five-inch model was created by Cartier as tribute from French newspaper readers to the Apollo 11 astronaut
Interact With the First 3-D Scan of the Rosetta Stone
The British Museum's model lets users get a close-up view of the precious relic
Apollo 11 Moon Rock Bag Sells for $1.8 Million in Controversial Auction
NASA waged an unsuccessful legal battle to retrieve the bag, which contains traces of lunar dust, from a private collection
Civil War Hero's Long-Lost Sword Was Hiding in an Attic
Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw led the legendary 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first official black military units in the United States
Why Religious Freedom and Diversity Flourished in Early America
Jam-packed exhibition features artifacts as diverse as Jefferson's Bible, a steeple bell cast by Paul Revere and a storied Torah
A Pittsburgh Church Holds the Greatest Collection of Relics Outside of the Vatican
Behold the treasures of this tiny neighborhood church
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