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 ...

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. — ...

A stone tool found in Syria more than 80 years ago has sharpened scientists’ understanding of Stone Age networking. Someone probably shaped the obsidian chunk into a usable tool near its Turkish ...

This lustrous rock can be found in nature, but it's easily accessible in stores. Intense, mysterious, and psychically potent, the Obsidian crystal captivates as much as it can perplex the curious ...

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.