A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied ...

An analysis of bracelets owned by an Egyptian Queen has found that Egypt and Greece were involved in trade during the bronze ...

Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced this important material from at least eight different locations, including regions ...

The findings, published in the journal Antiquity, provide the first conclusive chemical evidence that tin from Cornwall and ...

Northern Italy is dotted with a network of ancient tunnels which still remain relatively unexplored by mainstream tourists ...

The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across ...

New archaeological research by Tulane University and the Proyecto Templo Mayor in Mexico reveals how obsidian—a volcanic ...

As US tariffs disrupt Canada's economy, some Indigenous businesses and leaders are tapping into a centuries-old treaty as a way to bypass trade barriers and assert their sovereignty.

Blakeslee is a semi-retired anthropologist from Wichita State University. He’s polite, soft-spoken most of the time, and able ...

The Bronze Age arose in the eastern Mediterranean but one thing has puzzled researchers until now, where did they get the tin ...

Scholars believe a language used 5,000 years ago on the Asian steppe was the source of many of the world’s modern tongues.