When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The figurine is carved from walrus ivory and is about an inch tall. It is badly damaged but its ...

Denmark’s National Museum recently unveiled a first-of-its-kind Viking “portrait,” which researchers claim is the closest they have yet come to an actual painting or photograph from the Viking Age, ...

After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...