An earthenware piece bearing a drawing of what might be a female shaman was uncovered during excavation work in western Japan, local officials announced. The discovery at the Shimizukaze ancient ...

THE OLDEST drawing ever carved by humans has been discovered in a cave in Africa. Scientists say the mysterious artwork is at least 73,000 years old – and was created by modern man’s distant … ...

The style of the drawing dates it to the Late Paracas period, from around 200 to 100 BCE. Cats were a popular motif among the Paracas people (an Andean society), as they are seen on many of their ...

In the Archaic Period and the Old Kingdom, rich varieties of flint provided ancient Egyptians with the essential raw materials for the production of chipped stone tools. In the words of D. A. Stocks ...

They left behind camp sites, which date back as many as 9,000 years to the Archaic period. Archaeologists have surveyed sites on post for more than 20 years, and on Saturday the public was invited ...

Also discovered were drinking vessels, terra sigillata flasks from Africa and a stone anchor from the Archaic period, which lasted from the 8th century BC until the 5th century BC.

Military personnel on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico discovered artifacts, hearths and charcoal dating to the Archaic period that pinpoint the site of an early encampment.