Ever had a headache so big, you felt like drilling a hole in your head to let the pain out? In Neolithic times, trepanation – or drilling a hole into the skull – was thought to be a cure for ...

A fascinating discovery by underwater archeologists from the Superintendency of the Metropolitan Area of Naples has unveiled remnants of a Neolithic shipwreck resting off the coast of Capri, Italy.

Archaeologists excavating at Melka Kunture uncovered almost 600 obsidian stone tools and identified the oldest known “workshop,” study says. Photo from the Italo-Spanish archaeological mission at ...

Obsidian is an energy stone admired and used for its protective properties and metaphysical benefits. Obsidian is used to protect its wearer. How Obsidian is formed is symbolic of its metaphysical ...

X-ray technology has allowed researchers a glimpse at the reaches of the Yellowstone landmark’s prized stone and its importance to Indigenous people. By Jim Robbins YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — ...