What Is the Oldest Object in the World? Artifacts are one thing, but what about the oldest thing ever in history? That might be a vague question, but there’s actually an answer. An ancient ...

This includes both man-made artifacts, such as a 130,000-year old piece of jewelry, and natural relics, such as the fossilized remains of a Nyasasaurus found in Africa believed to be the oldest ...

Aboriginal artifacts in Australia that were likely used for ritual spells may be evidence of the oldest culturally transmitted ritual on record.

And while some of the oldest artifacts in the world do fit under those categories, there are plenty of surprising items that survived thousands of years, like a linen shirt, boats and gold beads.

An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artifacts found throughout the Mariana Islands were lures used for hunting octopuses and that the devices, similar versions of which have ...

Dura-Europos Church in modern-day Syria is widely considered to be the oldest house church in the world. Today, the ancient church only remains in ruins.

The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., has introduced a new exhibit ahead of Rosh Hashanah that displays the Afghan Liturgical Quire, the oldest Jewish book in the world.

An analysis of artifacts at the synagogue indicates that it stood for more than 500 years, meaning it existed until the the middle of the 6th century when Phanagoria was pillaged and devastated by ...

In a new exhibit opening Tuesday, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. has unveiled what it says is the oldest Jewish book ever discovered. According to the museum’s dramatic claim, the ...

The oldest piece of identified clothing — sandals found in southern Oregon — are older than the volcanic eruption, some 7,700 years ago, that created Crater Lake.

Such things might be millennia–old human-made artifacts, millions-of-years-old fossils, and even older natural relics. Here, 24/7 Tempo offers a glimpse at 50 of the oldest things in the world.