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The World’s Biggest Underwater Cave Is Full of Maya Bones and Artifacts
Mexico’s San Actun cave system contains pottery, bones of extinct giant sloths, and a 9,000-year-old human skull.
Indonesia Can't Stop Its Illegal Treasure Hunters
The illegal antiquities trade is robbing the country of millions of dollars and no one seems to have a plan to stop it.
Hobby Lobby to Pay $3 Million for Smuggling Ancient Artifacts
The crafts company has been asked to forfeit thousands of "historically significant manuscripts, antiquities, and other cultural materials" smuggled from Iraq.
Iranian-American Artist Revives Islam’s Apocalyptic Goddesses
How Morehshin Allahyari is using new technologies to reclaim an ancient feminist narrative.
Meet the Couples Who Spent Valentine's Day at The Museum of Sex
At New York City's mecca of antique porn, high tech vibrators, and sensual art, V-Day is like Christmas.
Hip-Hop Hog-Calling at the Iowa State Fair
In this month's Artifact, VICE's Wilbert L. Cooper remembers defying the odds and winning a hog-calling contest at the Iowa State Fair.
Learn About Tattoo History While Getting Inked at This Museum
The Field Museum in Chicago is currently showing an exhibition that explores the 5,000-year-old history of tattooing across the globe. It's also literally bringing ink to the museum world in the form of a pop-up tattoo shop.
Scan the World Preserves Cultural Artifacts By Scanning them into 3D Objects
A non-profit initiative wants your help to collect 3D scans of artifacts from around the world.
A Gift From Guantanamo Bay
'VICE' correspondent Gianna Toboni tells us about the Qur'an she was given by a former Guantanamo Bay guard.
ISIS Vandals Inspire Digital Remixes of Cultural Artifacts
Tragic events in the Iraqi city of Mosul have led Pierre Chaumont to digitally modify famous sculptures.
Artifact: Rubber Bullet
As an African American man, this wasn't the first time I'd had a close encounter with police. But it was certainly the first time I smelled tear gas or had to don body armor.
Victorian Con Men Faked the Middle Ages' Darkest Devices
Iron maidens? Chastity belts? These objects will make you think twice about what you learned in history class.