Ancient Mesopotamians used the vessels, which were inscribed with incantations, to ward off demons, disease and other misfortune
The leopard florin was minted in 1344 and is one of just five of its kind known to survive today
An exhibition on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts focuses on Italian women artists who held their own in the male-dominated art world
A new analysis suggests that just 9 percent of manuscripts produced in Europe during the Middle Ages survive today
The World Monument Fund's list includes sites in the Maldives, Pakistan, the United States and elsewhere, but was finalized before the war in Ukraine
Boston police officers tell local media that the 1991 murder of Jimmy Marks might be linked to modern history's biggest art heist
Archaeologists discover a large cache of ceramic pots from the sixth century B.C.E. containing resins, oils and myrrh used for embalming
Jackson, a 51-year-old Harvard graduate and former public defender, would be the first Black woman on the Court
Worn by the famed aviator during her 1928 flight across the Atlantic, the lost helmet was kept for nearly a century in the closet of a Minnesota home
The remains were discovered in the tomb of an elite member of a pre-Inca city buried 1,200 years ago
Ancient pollen deposits reveal that some areas of Europe may have experienced a 'much lighter touch' of the disease, according to the study
A team aboard a modern icebreaker will survey the site with state-of-the-art underwater drones in hopes of finding the historic vessel
Bone growth suggests the patient survived the procedure, which was likely conducted to treat an infection
The Lakota tribe is in talks with the institution for the repatriation of a necklace, bonnet and moccasins taken from the dead following the 1890 atrocity
Former WWII pilot Gail S. Halvorsen is still fondly remembered as the American who delivered sweets to German children during the Berlin Airlift
The ceramic vessel contained whipworm eggs found in human feces, debunking the theory that it simply served as a storage jar
A new study suggests pre-Neanderthals carefully placed their hearths to minimize smoke exposure while maximizing room for activities
Archaeologists pull another dozen sediment-encrusted artillery pieces after finding three last year
Now on view in London, the chalk sculpture was buried alongside three children between 3005 and 2890 B.C.E.
Piel Island needs its ruler to manage its inn and maintain its campgrounds
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