With the help of an innovative mobile laser method, an international group of scientists was able to analyze for the first time samples of famous early Bronze Age jewelry from Troy, Poliochni (an ...

Gold has had an impressive year so far, outperforming many other assets over the last several months. Throughout 2024, the price of gold has consistently broken records and reached new all-time ...

Market participants were also looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on Thursday for further clues on the bank's easing cycle that had helped gold's stunning rally to ...

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE. Developed by the Sumerians and written on clay tablets, the first cuneiform is largely ...

Gold and copper plunged as Donald Trump reclaimed the White House, with a surging dollar pressuring commodities while traders weighed the ramifications of his views on trade, geopolitics and the ...

Study authors explained that stamp seals were used on clay for administrative purposes from the late seventh millennium BCE and onward in Northern Mesopotamia. “Shared seal imagery ...

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

You can watch a seven-minute free excerpt of Paramount‘s new horror flick Smile 2 online — but the grin you’ll need to plaster on your face is not included. That’s right: The studio has ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a ...

A rare collection of gold coins dating to the late 19th century was appraised at $2 million in April 2024. Matador Rare Coins Kudos to the shrewd keeper of this collecting family’s purse strings.