An eighth-century Islamic vase has been found in Heijokyo Palace, making it the oldest one known in Japan. Archaeologists think the vase was used to transport spices from the Islamic world to the capital, Nara, a terminus on the maritime trade route.   A 1,500-year-old royal tomb decorated with frescoes has been unearthed in China’s Hebei […]

An amateur fossil collector found a 15-inch-long prehistoric bone fragment found near Vero Beach two years ago, but only recently realized it was engraved with a mammoth or mastodon. University of Florida anthropologist Barbara Purdy says the 13,000-year-old artwork is the real deal. A Florida State University archaeologist checked out the site in June, eyeing […]