The piece of jewelry ... 7,600 years old, according to the study. The pendant is symmetrical and about 1.5 inches tall and wide, researchers said. “Both polished and carved surfaces probably ...

Now a 900-year-old 'Thor's Hammer' Viking necklace carved from sandstone has been found in Iceland for the first time. The extremely rare lucky charm was discovered at a previously unexplored site ...

At a Neolithic site in northern China, archaeologists have unearthed a large jade dragon inside a 5,000-year-old tomb ... and elaborately carved jade ornaments. One of the most elaborate Hongshan ...

A 1,700-year-old mosaic jade mask and a carved femur bone found inside an ancient Maya tomb at Chochkitam, Guatemala Francisco Estrada-Belli / Tulane University Researchers in Guatemala have ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old jade ... carved objects that prospered in the region. Experts think that Hongshan craftsmen made some of the earliest known jade artifacts in ...