Swedish archaeologists recently found an “unusual” Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years. The discovery was announced by Arkeologerna, an archaeological organization affiliated with the ...

A chance encounter in the Amazon rainforest has revealed what researchers describe as a rare archaeological find that could reshape our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in South America. In ...

Is it a musical instrument? A candle holder? A measurement tool? It’s a Roman dodecahedron—a mysterious artifact from ancient times—and it may have been any of the above, or none. Although these ...

During the Kofun period (300 to 710) of Japanese history, people buried the dead in large mounds with many grave goods. Scattered around the mounds were objects called "haniwa" — clay cylinders topped ...

The Romanian artist Andra Ursuța’s new show at David Zwirner gallery, “Retina Turner,” consists of 16 large ovoid slabs of cast glass — her Private Dancers. Each encases a spectral, half-formed figure ...

Imagine baking a loaf of bread, burning it, then, thinking you failed, and deciding to discard it, only for a future ...

Monumentality / Chris Scarre -- Landscape / Randi Haaland, Gunnar Haaland -- Water / Terje Oestigaard -- Fire / Anders Kaliff -- Myth and folklore / Amy Gazin ...