Newly discovered prehistoric artwork suggests how a pioneering sect of desert nomads, unknown to history until now, carved out an existence about 12,000 years ago in the harsh environment of northern ...

The discovery of huge petroglyphs of camels and donkeys, as well as hundreds of engraving tools, hints at complex early settlement in the region following the Ice Age. By Franz Lidz In the spring of ...

Venice’s famous bronze statue of a winged lion, which stands atop a pedestal in St. Mark’s Square, took an intercontinental trip to Italy. This symbol of medieval Venetian statehood started out as a ...

Chinese standing male figure with hands open in front of chest. Figure has long tunic with long beard. https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile ...