artifacts

The Israel Antiquities Authority has recently announced the recovery of several rare objects including a grenade estimated to be 700-years old.

In February last year, a family of rabbits won some favor amongst archaeologists in England when they dug up an ancient artifact in Cornwall.

Some languages have nothing in common with other known languages, their origins shrouded in mystery. Some of these languages are dead or dying and researchers try to salvage the cultural gems embedded therein.

Vikings were some of the most capable navigators of yore, with far-flung expeditions and tales that continue to capture our imagination. Here are some artifacts that may cast some light on their adventures, while at the same time raising questions that seem to steep these people further in mystery.

Amid the once-tranquil village of Sanxingdui, in a quiet part of Sichuan province in China, a remarkable discovery took place which immediately attracted international attention and has since rewritten the history of Chinese civilization.

Shortly after the onset of the Egyptian revolution in January 2011, the police and many of the associated security forces abandoned their posts, creating a vacuum that has had a devastating effect on Egypt’s antiquities.

In the early 1970s a battered copper alms dish turned up in a bundle of clothes donated to an Oxfam shop in Gillingham, Kent, England.