A routine shipment labeled as simple home décor unraveled into one of the most striking antiquities seizures in recent years.

African clay pottery is making waves in the world of home decor, thanks to its rich cultural heritage and unique craftsmanship. These pieces, often handcrafted by artisans, bring a touch of tradition ...

Egypt recovered 36 ancient artifacts from the United States, authorities announced on Thursday, in the latest effort to reclaim its ancient heritage as tens of thousands of antiquities are believed to ...

At a remote Saudi site, researchers found a massive ritual platform—and inside a looted tomb, objects that point to early contact with Egypt. Senate Republicans Say No to Trump After Year of Yeses ...

Pauline Baker, Daisy Whitner, John Williams and Priscilla Williams Carolina are all descendants of potter David Drake. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston In the 1850s, David Drake spent his days making large ...

Cathay Cargo has completed the transport of 250 ancient Egyptian artifacts weighing more than 30 tons from Shanghai to Hong Kong, where they will be displayed at the Hong Kong Palace Museum starting ...

Egypt recovered 36 Egyptian archaeological artifacts from the United States of America on Thursday that had been smuggled out of the country through illicit means. This new achievement reflects the ...

The practice of placing swords upright in graves represents a powerful symbolic gesture. Unlike the more common Viking Age practice of ritually breaking or bending weapons before burial, these ...

The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture stolen from Egypt, Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced during a visit to Cairo. The artefact, depicting an official from Pharaoh Thutmose III’s ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris ...

Artifacts left by ancestors are traces of the past but also mirrors reflecting the present of their descendants. Museums housing our ancestors’ relics have shared in the rise and fall and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. In the message, Xi extended his sincere ...