Unveiling the mysteries of early civilization, Mesopotamian clay provides valuable insights into the origins of chemistry.

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

Archaeologists discovered a small, clay tablet covered in cuneiform in the ancient ruins of Alalah, a major Bronze Age-era ...

In a potential archaeological breakthrough, a remarkably preserved piece of ancient pottery has been spotted on the floor of ...

Preserved and passed down mainly by women, the knowledge of Waurá pottery making is at risk, as changes in rainfall cause ...

An ancient vase uncovered in Mleiha, Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), held many intriguing secrets. The vase, which ...

Words from a "lost" language spoken more than 3,000 years ago have been discovered on an ancient clay tablet unearthed in Turkey. Archaeologists discovered the tablet earlier this year during ...

Several large sculptures were among the trove of artifacts that divers recovered from the waters near Alexandria, Egypt.

During the Kofun period (300 to 710) of Japanese history, people buried the dead in large mounds with many grave goods. Scattered around the mounds were objects called "haniwa" — clay cylinders topped ...

(CNN) — Writings on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship made of reeds and sail it on a maiden voyage off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The ...

Bentonite clay has been used for thousands of years by indigenous cultures for healing and purification, but it’s experiencing a major revival as people seek natural alternatives to expensive detox ...