Experts hope further examination will yield insights on the canvas' age, background and history
A 3,500-year-old single-use vessel is part of a new display at the British Museum that explores our long-standing relationship with trash
A rediscovered letter reveals the famed author forgave the railway company that botched his holiday delivery
Cree artist Kent Monkman borrows from European artists while reframing problematic narratives about indigenous people
The site produced the incredibly popular fish gut-based condiment garum—a process so stinky it had to take place far from town
The identity and sex of the individual have yet to be confirmed, but could mark a first for the sacred Mount Athos
The gilded graves, built some 3,500 years ago, likely housed high-status individuals who displayed their wealth with objects from abroad
The 110-foot-long ship carried more than 6,000 amphorae used as shipping containers in the ancient world
The molars found in Çatalhöyük are the first such beads found in the Near East
The collection offers a glimpse into humans' engagement with the monument
The fascinating "tail" of how Indian monkeys might have ended up in a Minoan painting
Based around an existing shipwreck, the museum will allow divers to explore cannons, anchors and coral reefs
The painting’s frank depiction of drunk frivolity—and male anatomy—didn’t sit well with some viewers
The ear cleaning tool looks similar to a modern Q-tip but is made entirely out of metal
A new study debunks several colorful theories about how ring-necked parakeets became the most abundant naturalized parrot across the pond
The finding bolsters the idea that even 44,000 years ago, artistic ingenuity was shaping cultures across the Eurasian continent
Sonar scans reveal undersea craters from atomic testing conducted between 1946 and 1958
A new study of 19th-century plaster casts of the controversial sculptures highlight details lost over the past 200 years
Once relegated to wall paintings, the curious headpieces have finally been found in physical form, but archaeologists remain unsure of their purpose
One expert hailed the shield as "the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium"
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