Through these remarkable objects, the exhibition vividly evokes the daily life and spiritual world of the Shu people, while tracing their interactions with other flourishing cultures across the land.

Still, the “board game” framing has a quiet strength: it’s testable. Scholars can compare wear patterns, spatial logic, and symbol clustering against known game-board behaviors, rather than betting ...

The British Museum holds treasures from all over the ancient world — but without their original context, we may be missing the real story. From tool marks to unexplained carvings, the mystery isn't ...

With over 60 museums in Boston and beyond, the city offers a fantastic experience for avid museum-goers, with both large and ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Iron Age cargoes from Dor reveal how ancient Mediterranean trade evolved alongside shifting empires and political power. New ...