Glass beads the size of blueberries found by archaeologists in a Brooks Range house-pit might be the first European item ever to arrive in North America, predating the arrival of Columbus by a few ...

Artist Kapwani Kiwanga has covered the Canada Pavilion at the Venice Biennale with tiny glass beads – millions and millions of them. In the interior, tightly spaced strands colour the walls from top ...

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These glass beads might be from Venice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Brilliantly blue beads from Europe unearthed by ...

These beads varities, known as “Early Blue” and “Ichtucknee Plain,” have never before been dated to pre-Columbian times. (photo by Lester Ross; courtesy of Robin O. Mills) Already a member? Sign in ...

Archeologists in Alaska have unearthed a handful of Venetian glass beads they believe to be over 540 years old, making them the earliest European objects discovered on the continent. If true, it would ...

Countries of the world had thousands of years of history that preceded the territory’s discovery, putting it on the map. The United States of America was one such nation, the discovery of which was ...

European-crafted glass beads found at three different indigenous sites in northern Alaska date back to the pre-colonial period of North America, in what is an intriguing archaeological discovery.