Artifacts
Artifacts July/August 2026
Native American Dice
About 12,000 years ago, Indigenous people started playing high-stakes games of chance
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Artifacts May/June 2026
Ancient Brazilian Harpoons
For the earliest known whalers, the hunt was a deeply spiritual experience
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Artifacts March/April 2026
Caspian Tiger Figurine
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. Dunscombe Colt Gift, 1963
Artifacts January/February 2026
Sardinian Bronze Figurines
Courtesy Daniel Berger
Artifacts November/December 2025
Viking Chess Piece
Roberto Fortuna/Courtesy the National Museum of Denmark
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Artifacts September/October 2025
Anglo-Saxon Coin
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Maya Ceramic Figurine
Courtesy Ken Seligson -
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Etruscan Carved Gemstone
© The Trustees of the British Museum -
Artifacts March/April 2025
Egyptian Bes Cup
Courtesy of the Tampa Museum of Art, Florida, Photo by Philip LaDeau -
Artifacts January/February 2025
Mesopotamian Sculpture of a Head
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -
Artifacts November/December 2024
Greek Terracotta Dolls
Metropolitan Museum of Art; © Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Anne Chauvet/Art Resource, NY
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