According to a translated statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities, a multi-year archaeological projected ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a 3,000-year-old gold mining and processing complex that opens a rare window into how an ancient imperial economy actually worked. Instead of a single shaft or ...

Discovering ancient treasure resulted in a major payday for the lucky finder. A 34-year-old archaeologist named George Ridgway found a collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with his metal ...

In an ancient Greek city on Turkey’s Aegean coast, archaeologists have uncovered a small clay pot filled with Persian gold coins buried about 2,400 years ago. The hidden stash looks like royal pay for ...

Dozens of ancient gold-foil figures depicting images of Norse gods have been unearthed in Norway, archaeologists said, marking at least the third discovery of treasures in the country in recent weeks.

Police stressed that the stolen objects had "archeological value," but said the monetary value had yet to be determined.

Researchers found a tiny gold ring, embedded with what's believed to be a garnet, during recent excavations in Jerusalem. - Eliyahu Yanai/City of David Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they have ...

Pieces once traded during the Greek and Roman eras or salvaged from Spanish shipwrecks continue to be popular with artisans ...

An ancient Greek city in modern-day western Turkey was the setting for the finding of gold coins dating back thousands of years. Researchers led by University of Michigan archaeologist Christopher ...

A man with a metal detector searching a freshly plowed carrot field in Switzerland found a large ornate jewelry set dating to the Bronze Age — as well as other surprising items including a bear's ...

On Oct 22, the Capital Museum in Beijing launched the exhibition Radiance: Ancient Gold Ornaments from the Collection of the ...

Man’s “gold nugget” find in Australia turns out to be a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite, offering rare clues to the early ...