The pottery piece that experts believe dates to the Early Bronze Age was likely both part of daily usage and held spiritual meaning.

Not only have scholars been off about when horses were introduced to ancient Sicily by roughly 1,000 years, they’ve also been wrong about their role on the island. Researchers have confirmed the ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a 5,500-year-old site that served as a hub for ancient ...

Featuring a pottery bowl adorned with an indescribable motif, a set of pottery artifacts debuted at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing on Wednesday. These relics look surprisingly modern, ...

In this, the 20th anniversary year of the first public Collier Lodge archaeological dig on the banks of the Kankakee River in Kouts, the finds are still being unearthed. And while the historical ...

Archaeologists have combined DNA analysis with the study of pottery to examine the spread of broomcorn millet across Eurasia, revealing how regional culinary traditions persisted even as new crops ...

The event aims to honor the local pottery craft and also serves as a tribute to artisans who have for hundreds of years ...

Sometimes chemistry can help researchers make sense of history. Scientists at the Field Museum in Chicago studied the materials in Peru’s historic pottery from the Wari empire and confirmed that it ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered a prehistoric settlement dated to around 7,000 years ago that was inhabited by early European farmers. The settlement was identified by a team from the Archaeological ...