Growing up in rural Tamil Nadu in the 1980s, I recall how occasional visits to nearby towns left a lasting visual ...

The 20-centimeter glass phallus, dating from the 16th or 17th century, was discovered in a two-meter-deep latrine shaft connected to the living quarters of a noblewomen's religious house in Herford.

Potentially priceless archaeological evidence is heading back to Hawaii for “reburial and proper care” — at the hands of an ...

NASA’s new administrator has floated a striking compromise in a long running fight over where the retired shuttle Discovery ...

Researchers uncovered rare azurite traces on a Final Paleolithic artifact, overturning assumptions that early Europeans used only red and black pigments. The find suggests ancient people possessed ...

Archaeologists in Northern Ireland went out seeking a 400-year-old castle — and ended up finding things that are much older, thanks to the little kids working with them. In an October statement, Queen ...

Break out your best magnifying glass to solve these visual archaeology puzzles. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists ...

The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. The ...

A gold pocket watch recovered from one of the richest passengers aboard the Titanic may become the most expensive artifact from the tragedy ever sold, according to experts. The watch belonged to ...

Why Did the Legendary Edmund Fitzgerald Sink? That was the line of thinking one man in possession of an Edmund Fitzgerald life ring was pursuing in anticipation of the 50 th anniversary of the sinking ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Cairo — Thirty-six historical artifacts illegally removed from Egypt have been recovered from the United States in cooperation with U.S. authorities, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said ...