An unassuming grave on the western shore of the Black Sea has pushed the story of gold back to a far earlier chapter than ...

Archaeologists discovered artifacts for sale in a thrift shop. They decided to create a college course on what to do about ...

Divers exploring the centuries-old Antikythera wreck retrieved intact pieces of the ship and found artifacts that shed light on life aboard the craft. The Antikythera shipwreck dates back to the first ...

This article was written by Martha Hayden and originally appeared on The Restless Viking website on March 4, 2025. Did you know that there over 100,000 ancient, Middle Eastern artifacts in Michigan?

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Ancient artifacts dating back to a sunken city from more than 2,000 years ago were pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to Egyptian officials. The historic treasures — which ...

Egypt suffered a devastating loss in September when a pharaoh's priceless bracelet was stolen from a museum in Cairo – and melted down. Now forever lost, the bracelet belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre ...

Federal authorities have recovered more than a dozen ancient Egyptian artifacts illegally smuggled into the United States and destined for private collectors, including a funerary statue valued at ...

The federal government has seized back 14 Egyptian artifacts collectively valued at millions of dollars — at least one of which was on its way to a private collector in Edgewater — the U.S. Attorney’s ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have arrested six people on the island of Crete in connection with an alleged antiquities smuggling ring that was attempting to sell dozens of ancient ...

NEW YORK CITY — A man who worked with tomb raiders was sentenced to prison for smuggling hundreds of ancient relics looted from crypts in Egypt, including sculptures from 1900 BCE and the carving of a ...