The inscription measures roughly four by five feet. Within its chiseled border lie 255 runic symbols — characters from Futhark, the oldest known runic alphabet used by Germanic peoples, particularly ...

Since the 1830s, a mysterious and massive runestone in the woods of Oklahoma has fascinated and baffled those who've ...

The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort ...

We encounter symbols constantly—in road signs, packaging, technology, clothing, and even gestures. While many seem obvious at ...

Archaeologists believe the Linschoten Sword was forged to straddle both worlds.

A sword more than 1,000 years old emerged intact recently from a sword in a river on a private estate near Utrecht, the ...