In Leeds, England, a metal detectorist discovered a 1,200-year-old gilded Saxon cross, offering a fascinating glimpse into ...

During recent excavations in Jerusalem’s ancient City of David area, an archaeologist pulled a gold ring out of the dirt. At ...

Eli Escusido, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, added, “The discovery of these rings is a testament to Jerusalem’s historical wealth and significance. This is ‘Jerusalem of Gold’ in its ...

This is the first time that major deities have been found depicted on a relief from an ancient Assyrian palace.

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient stone slab in Iraq depicting an Assyrian emperor from the seventh century BC ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

The statue of Zeus sitting on a magnificent throne rose about 40 ... that reveal more about how the ancient Greeks worked with precious materials such as gold and ivory. Molds (both negative ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the first known painted throne room of a powerful Moche ... “Female leaders were not rare in ancient Moche society or in the northern Peruvian dynasties ...