artifacts
This Pen Is the Weapon of Choice for China's Elite Bodyguards
There's a functional pen inside, but on the other end (where the actual tip of the pen should be), there's a sharp point, almost unnoticeable, that can be used to stab an attacker.
Two Artists Explore Visual Trickery Using Found Objects in 'Cuttings'
'Cuttings' is the collection of bizarre photos from dream team Annie Collinge and Sarah May.
My MacGyver Moment in the Amazon Rainforest
It's really handy to have a demo specialist around when you suddenly need a wire stripper in the jungle.
What I Found in the Rubble of a Destroyed Taliban Complex
Suroosh Alvi recalls how he wound up with a dagger that belonged to Qari Hussain, the Pakistani Taliban's master trainer of suicide bombers.
To Fight ISIS, Art Dealers & Archaeologists Join Forces
Archaeologists and the art trade had never been friends. Then ISIS happened.
ICC to Decide If Malian Teacher Will Face Charges for Destroying Timbuktu Artifacts
Malian citizen Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi will appear at a hearing on Tuesday to determine whether he will become the first person to be charged at the International Criminal Court with destroying cultural artifacts.
Here's What Might Be Found Inside Suleiman’s Tomb
The Creators Project takes a speculative look inside the final resting place of the Ottoman Empire's longest-reigning Great Sultan.
Surprisingly, the Biggest Collection of Cold War Memorabilia Is in Los Angeles
The Wende Museum houses a treasure trove of more than 100,000 objects from the former Eastern Bloc, ranging from Stasi audio tapes to East German household cleaning products.
These 100-Year-Old Photos Are Being Reunited With the Communities They Depict
In the early 1900s, anthropologists amassed 26,000 photographs of the indigenous Evenki and Orochen people from Inner Mongolia and Siberia. Now they're being digitized.
Pre-Hispanic Items Up for Auction in France Are Fake, Mexico Says
The Joron Derem and Binoche et Giquello auction houses are set to sell off dozens of pieces beginning tomorrow, but Mexico's official archaeological institute said 65 percent of the items are of recent creation.
These 18th Century Native Tools Are Being 3D Scanned, Printed and Used Again
Artist Tania Larsson used modern replication techniques to recreate traditional animal hide tanning artifacts in the Smithsonian's collection.