Contrary to popular belief, the sacred Shroud of Turin was not used to cover Jesus’ post-crucifixion and was actually a recreation created by artists, per a study published in the journal Archaeometry ...

Having been practiced for centuries, African wood carving is an integral cultural art form across various African communities ...

Geometric patterns on cloth and symbols etched into sacred masks are what experts believe are part of an ancient writing system once used by women in Zambia. The artifacts are located at the National ...

Curators at the National Museum of World Culture in Sweden recently invited a group of Zambian women to help understand the meaning of some ancient artifacts and the communities that used them. Samba ...

A new interpretation of 3,000-year-old inscriptions carved into the walls of an ancient Egyptian turquoise mine suggests they ...

For Kaya Boutsoki, the marriage of Chinese and Congolese woodcarving traditions holds tremendous promise. "My country has ...