Coins can become valuable for several reasons, ranging from their historical value to their metal content. In nearly all ...

An earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, forced renovations to the local city hall, and revealed a Roman-era theater in the basement ...

The government loses nearly three cents on every penny it mints. On a nickel, it loses nearly nine cents. More nickels would mean steeper losses. America could kill both the penny and the nickel, the ...

Many unexpected treasures have turned out to be true storytellers, solving mysteries and illuminating the shadows of the past ...

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

Dice are examples of so-called "rigid bodies," broadly defined as shapes that move as one solid piece, with no need for ...

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

The mystery of Japan's mummified "rainbow dragon" was recently solved by researchers. The skeleton dates back to the 11th or ...

Rare and exceptional artworks from the world’s most acclaimed civilizations are set to cross the auction block, including statuary that pays tribute to actual historical figures and larger-than-life ...

His point: If Americans got serious about gathering up their idle coins and “recycling” them into the monetary system, the ...

The gold ring with a red garnet is going to be a big help in understanding the largely unknown Hellenistic period in ...