These rare Bolinas figurines were found in a place of great significance, revealing the depth of cultural practices in this ancient civilization. Carbon dating placed the figurines between 410 and ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient Mesoamerican people. Archaeologists uncovered five puppet-like figurines at ...

At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to be from the 9th or 10th century BC. The ritualistic-looking item was ...

The ancient Egyptians had many gods and goddesses ... Thoth was the scribe god of reading and writing! Sekhmet the lioness, war god, she liked fighting! Anubis took care of the recently dead ...