In the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, a young man lay in bed as the world around him erupted into chaos and death. It was AD 79, ...

For the ancestral peoples of the Pacific Coast, obsidian (volcanic glass) was a highly valued raw material because it could be used to make razor-sharp cutting tools. However, for many parts of the ...

A slow-moving lava flow made of glass is still inching its way down a volcano in Chile, nearly a year after it first erupted, geologists recently discovered. The lava is made of obsidian, or ...

The creators of these artifacts, which are at least 3,000 years old, reshaped naturally occurring obsidian flakes so that each possessed a short, sharp point on its edge, the researchers said.

Obsidian is a type of volcanic glass that was used in ancient times to make blades and other tools. It is one of the sharpest materials on Earth and has a purple tint, said IFL Science.

Original analyses performed shortly after the artifacts were discovered had suggested people first acquired the obsidian — volcanic glass — from Nemrut Dağ, a now dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, ...

Volcanic glass has been discovered at more than 500 archaeological sites in western Canada. Geologically speaking, it shouldn’t be there. Now, researchers may have answered how these artifacts ...

An analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated during the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in southwestern Iran suggests that the networks Neolithic people formed in the region as they ...

Obsidian glass is created on Earth by different volcanic activity. While capturing amazing views of Io isn't the primary goal of Juno's mission, it's still offering loads of information for ...

An analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated during the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in southwestern Iran suggests that the networks Neolithic people formed in the region as they ...

Volcanic glass tools that are at least 3,000 years old were used for tattooing in the South Pacific in ancient times, a new study finds. Torrence and her colleagues Nina Kononenko, of the ...