Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed an ornately carved 2,800-year-old elephant tusk in what may have once been an Iron Age "center of power." The ivory carving features a mythical sphinx — a human ...

What it is: A lifelike figurine of a Neolithic woman carved out of the ivory core of a mammoth tusk. Where it was found: Inside the Grotte du Pape ("Pope's Cave") in Brassempouy, a village in France, ...

Ancient cities were not the pale mausoleums that we see today. Researchers have long believed that the faded ivory, marble and stone remnants of the ancient world were once brightly painted and gilded ...

Archaeologists in Bavaria, Germany, have discovered the 1,500-year-old grave of a 40- to 50-year-old man who was buried in luxury with a horse and fine weapons—and an intricately carved ivory comb ...

Archaeologists excavating some Tartessian ruins in Spain uncovered an ancient tablet likely used by artists for practice sketches, photos show. Photo from the Guareña City Council Sifting through the ...

Dear Exalted One, recently I inherited an ivory tusk with a carving of a face on it. This was purchased in 1962 by a relative serving in the Peace Corps in Africa. What can I do with such a thing? Isn ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARDS: "ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "LARGE PIECE OF OLD IVORY, ...