The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the group disappeared 1,500 years ago.

They found some Khamun ground. Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King ...

statues, and gold—everywhere the glint of gold." —Howard Carter, on his first peek into King Tut's tomb When I was about 12 years old, my father gave me a book he'd just finished called Gods ...

In 1930, German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some 23 feet tall. Now, U.S. and Egyptian archaeologists have announced the ...

small gold amulets—among them a triad statue of the ancient Egyptian gods Amun, Mut, and Khonsu—as well as a metal brooch, and a large number of beads, some of which are gold-plated or gilded ...