Ivory doesn’t hold up as well against weathering as bone, making it a less suitable material for toolmaking, researchers said ...

Fabio Portella, a professional diver who has worked with marine archaeologists for years, was surveying the seabed near Fontane Bianche when he found two artifacts, Sicily’s Superintendence of the Sea ...

Stepanchuk, from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, told McClatchy News in an email. “But these pieces may not have been made for practical use. They’re extremely small, an ivory of ...