Guess what? The end of October is officially here, which means it's time to decorate pumpkins! While Jack-o'-lanterns are now used as festive fall decor, they were traditionally carved as a way to ...

Archeologists have been aware of the carved faces for years, but the low water levels have unearthed previously unseen specimens. The carvings appear to have been created by indigenous people before ...

Archaeologists spend careers mapping the expected, yet some of the most revealing discoveries arrive where no one thought to ...

When divers surfaced from the cold waters of a Polish lake earlier this year cradling a carved wooden face, they were holding a survivor from a millennium ago. The find, lifted from the bottom of Lake ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For Halloween this year, don't limit yourself to classic jack-o'-lanterns. While creepy-faced gourds are ...

A University of Aberdeen archaeology student discovered an impressive relic from Scotland’s medieval Pictish kingdom. While volunteering on a dig in a major hillfort settlement, the student found a ...

Archaeological excavations on an Orkney island in Scotland revealed a Viking-era find. The carved red sandstone head features intricate detailing across the entire face. The discovery may have a link ...

High on a granite cliff in South Dakota's Black Hills tower the huge carved faces of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Together ...

Carving pumpkins is a favorite pastime around Halloween, but the origins of the tradition are more sinister than you might think. Jack-o’-lanterns come from Ireland, specifically the Irish legend of a ...

On a recent walk in downtown Boulder, I stopped in front of the First United Methodist Church at 14th and Spruce streets where, years ago, I clearly saw a little girl’s face carved into stone. It took ...

A student has discovered what is thought may be a rare carving of a Pict’s face while volunteering on a dig. Jodie Allan was digging at East Lomond hill fort in Fife, Scotland, when she found what she ...