An inscribed marble slab featuring the Ten Commandments sold for $5.04 million at Sotheby’s auction house in New York. The stone — written in archaic Samaritan Hebrew script — is the oldest known text ...

The 2,000-year-old monument, known in ancient Greece as a heroon, contained a range of gold and marble treasures.

In a workshop in the Milan suburbs, sculptor Giovanni Calderino completes his latest project -- a battered statue from the ...

One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (dating to A.D. 300-800) is scheduled to go up for auction at ...

The nation of Greece is one of the most archaeologically rich countries in the world. For evidence, look no further than the ...

The building contains marble lion statues, all carved from Pentelic marble, and various gold artifacts. Researchers focused ...

Bids may rise to a million or more, Sotheby’s estimates, though some experts say that fakes and forgeries abound.

Among the gold artifacts is an earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure holding a scepter and wreath.

Litterst, of the National Park Service, was leading an unusual tour. Not of the hallowed edifice overlooking the National ...

Lawyer-turned-archaeologist Kathleen Martinez has been on the hunt for Cleopatra VII’s tomb for nearly two decades. And now, she believes that she and her team have just unearthed a small marble bust ...

The Libertyville Historical Society welcomes visitors to experience a Victorian Christmas at the Ansel B. Cook home, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., in downtown Libertyville. Christmas finery adds to the ...

Every item has a story and is beautifully wrapped by the Agave team, who also donate a school supply kit for each purchase.