It has been almost three years since brothers Bill and Bob Savage stumbled upon an intact 18th-century brick-lined cellar in a field on their family farm on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by British soldiers from what is now Nigeria. Skip to main content Sections ...

Colonial legacy persists in ... and the process can be expensive and time ... man in August 2016 pleaded guilty to two felony charges after he was discovered storing 20,000 Native American ...

Capital Weather Gang Archaeologists dig all seasons in Colonial Williamsburg. So far, winter temperatures haven’t slowed down excavations for artifacts dating to the 18th century ...

Colonial ‘time capsule’ found under floors of NC port tavern that burned in 1760s By Mark Price. Updated June 17, 2019 9:58 AM. ... Artifacts found have included thimbles, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 100,000 artifacts from one of the earliest European settlements in North America are now housed at an upstate New York museum located near where ...

More than a dozen volunteers spent part of their Saturday on June 18 digging in a corn field on the Savages' farm near Painter, Virginia in an effort to uncover artifacts at what is thought to be ...

On Sept. 7, Colonial Williamsburg will unveil a new exhibition of 225 artifacts focused on that very theme. “Worlds Collide: Archaeology and Global Trade in Williamsburg” will remain on ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings.

The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands agreed on Wednesday to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with… ...