Artifacts
The Lost Art of Molding Ice Cream Into Eagles, Tugboats and Pineapples
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ice cream makers used metal casts to create fanciful desserts
What a Watch Tells Us About the Titanic's Final Hours
The handheld item, belonging to an American crew member, stopped minutes before the ship sank
Eight-Foot-Tall, 1,600-Year-Old Statue of Pagan Deity Found in Ireland
The well-preserved wooden sculpture may have been part of a ritual site where animal sacrifices were carried out
5,000-Year-Old Wooden Stakes Discovered at Neolithic Site in Scotland
Excavations at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar revealed two prehistoric pieces of timber
Did Officials in Roman Britain Throw Condemned Prisoners to the Lions?
A key handle unearthed in Leicester suggests executions in imperial colonies involved wild animals
Trove of Nazi Artifacts Found Stashed in Wall of German House
Likely hidden as the Allies advanced on the city at the end of WWII, the cache includes gas masks, a revolver and boxes of documents
Babylonians Used Applied Geometry 1,000 Years Before Pythagoras
Calculations inscribed on a clay tablet helped ancient people document property boundaries, new research suggests
When the Monuments Men Pushed Back Against the U.S. to Protect Priceless Art
A new show spotlights the scholars who protested the controversial, post-war American tour of 202 German-owned artworks
Brooklyn Museum Returns 1,305 Pre-Hispanic Artifacts to Costa Rica
The NYC cultural institution sent the objects to the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica as an "as an unrestricted gift"
How a Self-Professed 'Art Freak' Pulled Off a Bold Heist at Greece's National Museum
Greek police recovered two paintings by Picasso and Mondrian, stolen 9 years ago in an early morning caper, after a 49-year-old man confessed to the crime
The History of 'Getting the Gay Out'
Conversion therapy made being different dangerous
Unesco Weighs Changes to Stonehenge's Cultural Heritage Status
A new report also cited Venice and the Great Barrier Reef as sites that might be placed on the World Heritage in Danger list
This Rare Copper Badge Tells a Story of Slavery in 19th-Century Charleston
The South Carolina city used the metal tags to identify enslaved people hired out as part-time laborers by their enslavers
Officials Seize 782 Ancient Artifacts Acquired Illicitly by Single Belgian Collector
The trove of treasures, including a funerary slab, amphorae and pottery dated to pre-Roman times, is worth an estimated $13 million
The Story of Matthew Shepard's Life Is Told in Artifacts Held at the National Museum of American History
Being LGBTQ can dangerous and a personal burden, but theses objects show that it can also be joyful and fabulous
This Fancy Footwear Craze Created a 'Plague of Bunions' in Medieval England
Elite Europeans who wore pointed shoes toed the line between fashion and fall risk, a new study suggests
Six Stolen Frescoes Returned to Pompeii
Between the 1970s and 2012, looters stole elegant artworks from two villas neighboring the famed ancient settlement
How the Inca Discovered a Prized Pigment
The centuries-old history of titanium white
Ancient Norse Elites Buried These Gold Pendants as Sacrifices to the Gods
The 1,500-year-old bracteates—found in a field in southeastern Norway—depict animal and human figures
Swedish Man Discovers Trove of Bronze Age Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight
A high-status woman once adorned herself with these items, which a local found buried beneath the forest floor
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