Mayan language experts have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen on a stone inscription discovered last year.

Healing properties: This crystal is great if you need a confidence boost. It encourages self-love, emotional healing, and ...

Spooky-looking wooden figurines with quartzite eyes are 2,600 years old and may be linked to a Norse god. This set of carved figurines was discovered in the parish of Roos, on England's east coast.

A new study of the Altar Q of Copan in Honduras has revolutionized the archaeological community. This piece, carved in the eighth century and considered one of the most emblematic monuments of the ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Until recently, I only thought of carnelian as the stone in the Hellenistic relics at the Metropolitan ...

I believe in stories. They are the way we create meaning. Meaning is how we cognitively understand and reconcile our past. Part of being a happy person is learning how to tell yourself heroic stories ...

Between 1908 and 1916, the workshops of the Russian court jeweler Carl Fabergé created approximately 50 hardstone figures representing the Russian people, including peasants, merchants, noblemen, and ...

Within a year of marrying, newlyweds Emma Stone and Dave McCary became parents. They welcomed a daughter, Louise Jean, in March 2021. Stone remains private about her family life, but she gave a sweet ...

The influential musician, who died on Monday at 82, forged harmony — musical and otherwise — that he wasn’t able to hold together on his own. By Wesley Morris “Landscape” is just one of those words.