The massive object at the heart of Mexico’s largest and most popular museum is so mysterious that nobody knows quite what to call it. The label on its pedestal reads “Piedra del Sol,” or ...

Yannoulis Chalepas was a Greek sculptor whose mental illness shaped his raw yet brilliant masterpieces like the "Sleeping ...

Ancient Greek historians disagreed on the origin of the Etruscans, who deeply influenced the Ancient Romans and traded with the Greeks.

In the center of the relief stands Ashurbanipal, the last king of the Assyrian Empire, who ruled from 669 to 631 B.C. He is flanked by the ancient Mesopotamian gods Ashur and Ishtar, and they are ...

Haut-relief sculptures on the sarcophagus show a wine-drinking contest between Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, and the legendary Roman hero, Hercules.

Inside the pit, they unearthed a massive ancient carving. The stone sculpture measured about 18 feet long and 10 feet tall, weighing roughly 26,455 pounds, archaeologists said.

Monument 9, a 2,600-year-old, one-ton stone carving, was returned to Mexico from the United States in May. Mexico has repatriated more than 13,000 cultural artifacts since 2019.

The stone carving was located less than a mile from a historic Buddhist temple, officials said, a building that was allowed to be inside the bounds of the park for religious practices, monasteries ...