A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants.

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

These fresh galleries now feel more respectful to the hundreds of represented cultures from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas ...

Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow ...

Archaeologists excavating a burial site in Israel’s Negev Desert have uncovered what they say are rare bone and ebony ...

On May 31, the Met hosts a festival to celebrate the reopening of its Arts of Africa, Ancient Americas, and Oceania galleries ...

The celebration will feature performances, live music, food, art making, and more to commemorate the Museum’s new galleries ...

During excavations on the grounds of an Israeli Air Force base in the Negev Desert, archaeologists came across several tombs ...

In Benin, a 'kataklè' a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey has been returned by Finland, ...

Ancient ebony figures discovered in a necropolis in Israel are stylistically African, but made of Asian wood and surfaced ...

Ancient ebony figures discovered in a necropolis ... Archaeologists think that the figures were Ethiopian, and could have been carved in Africa or in Israel by African migrants who had converted ...