Researchers identified 19 different types of beads, whose shapes are reminiscent of plants that were harvested by Natufians, ...

"We expect to find many more ostraca. The high and ever-growing number of objects is encouraging." ...

The ostraca, some dating back to the time just before Cleopatra, were discovered within the ancient ruins of Athribis ...

Five ancient clay figurines have been unearthed atop a ruined pyramid at the site of San Isidro in El Salvador - a significant archaeological breakthrough. The find was discovered by archaeologists ...

Researchers from Ca' Foscari University of Venice have uncovered insights into ancient pottery forming techniques using X-ray micro-computed tomography (microCT). The study, published in the Journal ...

Researchers have discovered a trove of ancient clay puppets at an archaeological site in El Salvador. The five carved figurines are about 2,400 years old, and they may help shed new light on an ...

Classifying ancient pottery has always depended on the trained judgment of an archaeologist. Identifying the subtle ...

(CNN) — Writings on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship made of reeds and sail it on a maiden voyage off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The ...

During the Kofun period (300 to 710) of Japanese history, people buried the dead in large mounds with many grave goods. Scattered around the mounds were objects called "haniwa" — clay cylinders topped ...