The nation’s preeminent museum returns a stunning collection to view.

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled artifacts from the United States.

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled artifacts from the United States, concluding a three-year diplomatic effort ...

Almost all the ceremonial artifacts found inside buried offerings at the Templo Mayor were made with this type of obsidian, including miniature weapons, jewelry and inlays for sculptures.

History is full of unexplained disappearances — but these 5 ancient artifacts are next-level strange. In this video, I cover 5 legendary relics that vanished without a trace, baffling ...

The University of Richmond recently held a repatriation ceremony to return a collection of ancient pre-Hispanic artifacts to Mexico.

An archaeological excavation in Greece has revealed the remains of an ancient monumental building replete with marble lion sculptures and intriguing gold artifacts, among other finds.

Researchers can spend their entire lives looking for ancient artifacts, then make discoveries by accident.

When the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing opens this spring over 1,800 artifacts will be on view, among these are the ancient American textiles and featherwork spanning over a 3,000-year history; the ...

Say what you will about the British Empire in the early 1800s — and there’s lots to say about colonialism and the theft of ...

Italian archaeologists this week unearthed ancient artifacts buried deep in a 10-foot well for nearly 2,000 years on the outskirts of Rome.

A trove of ancient Mexican artifacts brought to Seattle decades ago is finally going home.