The construction of a new road near Perth in Scotland has unearthed the remains of a fortified Iron Age settlement that, after several centuries of occupation, was mysteriously abandoned on the eve of ...

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 ...

Chinese magic mirrors are these mind-boggling artifacts that have been around for centuries. Basically, they're made of ...

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 ...

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