In a significant step to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage items, the Cyprus customs department on Friday handed over two ancient coins to the department of antiquities.

By Livia Albeck-Ripka The 6,500-year-old hunting kit contained pieces of a spear ... could help shed light on the complex ways in which ancient humans hunted for their prey and fixed their broken ...

Archaeologists in the Judean Desert have unearthed a "mysterious pyramid-shaped structure" dating back 2,200 years. The evacuation was a joint mission between the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ...

He carried with him a hunting kit containing weapons vital to survival ... have been tipped with poison and part of an atlatl, an ancient throwing system that acts to extend a hunter's arm ...

The operation has uncovered thousands of rare items in recent years – including ancient scrolls, weapons, leather goods, and coins – often using rope access, drones, and cutting-edge ...

Archaeologists in West Texas have made an astonishing discovery which sheds light on the lives of prehistoric humans in America, Ancient Origins ... tools in a hunting kit believed to be about ...

A team of researchers from the University of Jaén identified the first known stone mold for making coins in all of Hispania at the ancient settlement of Obulco, known today as Porcuna ...

Metal detectorists in modern-day Romania discovered a stash of silver treasure from around 500 B.C. The silver treasure ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation ... to unearth "grave goods" at the site, consisting of coins, lamps and small vases. The discoveries then ...

Photo courtesy of Center for Big Bend Studies An ancient human’s hunting kit castoffs found in modern-day Big Bend National Park can help reveal how people lived in the region 7,000 years ago ...

a grave marker or even possibly an ancient monument. "It is an enthralling historical mystery," the directors said in the release. Bronze coins related to Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV ...

A resident of a southwest German town working on a construction project unearthed a stash of medieval coins minted around ...