"Curious" 4-year-old accidentally breaks a 3,500-year-old jar
Until mid-August, the jar was on display at the entrance to the Hecht Museum along with several similar artifacts.
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Until mid-August, the jar was on display at the entrance to the Hecht Museum along with several similar artifacts.
Archaeologists say the discovery could shed light on early religious practices in the region.
The substance was found during a 2023 excavation of a Roman bathhouse.
Archaeologists believe the medieval castle, found beneath the courtyard of a coastal French hotel, is around 600 years old.
What seems like science fiction is also being used to peer inside the pyramids in Egypt, chambers beneath volcanoes, and even treat cancer.
An expert committee commissioned to review a contentious plan to reconstruct the outside of Giza's smallest pyramid says "there is no way" it can happen.
When ancient Egyptians built King Menkaure's pyramid more than 4,000 years ago, they did it a little differently. Now archaeologists want to put it back together.
In four years of digging, the team of archaeologists have unearthed 43 human skeletons and more than 100,000 artifacts.
A self-describe "UFOlogist" brought the desiccated figures in front of the Mexican congress last September, claiming they had been recovered near Peru's ancient Nazca Lines and dated over 700 years old.
Recent mapping by laser-sensor technology revealed the sites to be part of a dense network of settlements that lasted about 1,000 years.
Archaeologists exploring the cave removed the boulder and discovered the rock was "literally splitting" a human skeleton in half.
Archaeologists believe the 15th-century tablet is inscribed with satanic summons targeting a specific woman and man.
The items include a hoard of bronze artifacts such as axes, spearheads, rings and a sword scabbard.
Italy's culture ministry posted images and video of "one of the most important coin discoveries" in recent years.
The so-called Saint-Belec slab was found at the site of a tomb and claimed as Europe's oldest known map by researchers.
The gold pendants — flat, thin, single-sided gold medals called bracteates — date from around A.D. 500, experts say.
The discoveries shine new light on the religious life and rituals of an ancient city, culture ministry officials said.
Anne d'Alegre's teeth "shows that she went through a lot of stress," the researcher said, adding she hopes that the research "goes a little way towards rehabilitating her."
The 60 pieces of art and artifacts include a fresco of Hercules and a drinking chalice some 2,600 years old.
A momentous discovery in South Africa could turn our understanding of human history on its head.
The researchers came across the remains of a woman with a sickle around her neck and a triangular padlock on her foot.
Is the Oakland A's temporary move to Sutter Health Park next season in jeopardy?
Genova Bakery has been around for 106 years and is a historical landmark and one of Stockton's oldest-standing businesses.
Chase Bank is accepting responsibility for a mistake that caused a check written for $400 to deduct $4,000 from a Sacramento viewer's Wells Fargo account.
A legend in the Marysville rodeo community has a new bronze statue in the city's Washington Square.
After giving up three runs during his first MLB All-Star game appearance, a hungover Logan Webb returned to the dugout and apologized to his teammates, who responded by saying, "Who cares?"
As PG&E customers already struggle to keep up with their bills, the California Public Utilities Commission approved the company's fourth rate increase in 2024.
Is the Oakland A's temporary move to Sutter Health Park next season in jeopardy?
Smash-and-grab retail thefts that result in major damage to businesses will bring longer sentences in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill into law Thursday.
A legend in the Marysville rodeo community has a new bronze statue in the city's Washington Square.
Genova Bakery has been around for 106 years and is a historical landmark and one of Stockton's oldest-standing businesses.
Sacramento public works officials say it was so badly built that it needs to be torn down.
Sacramento State held a watch party for the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
More than a year after a woman was found dead in the garage of a Sacramento hospital, a coroner has determined that she died due to heart disease.
Now, just months after the trail opened, its multi-million dollar bridge is still blocked off, broken beyond repair.
A TikTok recently went viral calling out the City of Sacramento for replacing damaged streetlamps with orange traffic cones.
Forward progress has been stopped for a fire burning in southeastern Butte County that forced officials to issue evacuation warnings on Thursday.
Francis Ford Coppola sued Variety, saying a story that claimed he ran an unprofessional set and tried to kiss female extras was false and libelous.
Smash-and-grab retail thefts that result in major damage to businesses will bring longer sentences in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill into law Thursday.
Firefighters were making some progress Monday morning as they battled the Boyles Fire in Lake County that burned upwards of 30 structures in the town of Clearlake.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that would have made some immigrants in the country illegally eligible for home loans backed by the state.
Is the Oakland A's temporary move to Sutter Health Park next season in jeopardy?
After giving up three runs during his first MLB All-Star game appearance, a hungover Logan Webb returned to the dugout and apologized to his teammates, who responded by saying, "Who cares?"
The Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will become new members as the conference rebuilds.
With grit and grace, two Yolo County teams hit the field in Woodland, both helping forge a future for one of California's most up-and-coming high school sports: girls' flag football.
Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer, Brent Rooker had two hits and two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he won't debate Vice President Kamala Harris again, saying, "THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!"
Smash-and-grab retail thefts that result in major damage to businesses will bring longer sentences in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill into law Thursday.
State and local election officials warned that ongoing issues could risk disenfranchising voters.
Tuesday's debate came after weeks of back and forth over whether the matchup would occur at all. Another debate isn't guaranteed.
United Flight 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field when forty passengers and crew members fought back against hijackers on September 11, 2001.
A third of the cinnamon powders and spice mixtures tested yielded alarming results, advocacy group's study finds.
Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday introduced new emergency regulations that will restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp products that are being sold outside of dispensaries with no age restrictions due to loopholes in California law.
A nationwide listeria outbreak blamed for nine deaths is turning into a potential legal nightmare for food maker Boar's Head.
UC Davis Health is on a mission to help victims of violent crime in new ways.
Nearly two decades later, there is a hurt that still haunts one Stockton veteran who is a Purple Heart recipient. He says mental health needs to be prioritized for everyone.
College classes are now back in session, and CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team have been on the lookout for discounts for college students that they may not even realize they can receive.
Places like Big Lots and 99 Cent Only stores have been closing across the region, but there's one type of retailer that's making a resurgence.
When you've got to go, you've got to go. But it's sometimes tough to find a restroom available to the public. Kurtis Ming is getting answers on your rights to access.
South Natomas community members got their first look at plans to build a new Topgolf attraction in the neighborhood.
A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
A CBS News California investigation found roughly half of California voters will have someone new to the job running their presidential election this year.
California lawmakers are trying again to give public school teachers paid family leave. Critics worry it could come at the actual expense of students.
Lawmakers quietly amended a bill prompted by a decade-long CBS investigation into California's Newborn Genetic Biobank. They removed the part that requires the state to reveal who is using our DNA for research and why.
The doctor who was released from jail after driving his family off a cliff is being called the "poster child" for and against a California law that allows attempted murder defendants to get at-home mental health treatment instead of standing trial for alleged crimes.
It was an emotional day in court for many who lived through the shootout and Abril's later escape.
Chase Bank is accepting responsibility for a mistake that caused a check written for $400 to deduct $4,000 from a Sacramento viewer's Wells Fargo account.
Have you been noticing lower prices at the gas pump lately?
College classes are now back in session, and CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team have been on the lookout for discounts for college students that they may not even realize they can receive.
When you've got to go, you've got to go. But it's sometimes tough to find a restroom available to the public. Kurtis Ming is getting answers on your rights to access.
A Sacramento man said his bank added a zero to a check he wrote. When it put his account in the red, it was time to call Kurtis.
Forward progress has been stopped for a fire burning in southeastern Butte County that forced officials to issue evacuation warnings on Thursday.
El Dorado and Placer County communities continue to recover two years after the Mosquito Fire burned more than 76,000 acres.
Several areas were repopulated in Sierra County days after a wildfire erupted in Northern California's Tahoe National Forest.
The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California's fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday.
A flash flood warning will be in effect this weekend for the Park Fire burn scar area as wet weather is expected to roll through Northern California.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
A celebration at Sacramento Charter High on Thursday as college-bound seniors announced their campus of choice and 95% were accepted into four-year schools.
A bank employee in Lodi has some big bragging rights. He's never missed a day of work in his 47 years on the job and now he's getting ready to retire.
As the days get shorter and the spooky season approaches, we wanted to know: Have you started decorating for Halloween yet?
Some summer rain may be on the menu next week!
A legend in the Marysville rodeo community has a new bronze statue in the city's Washington Square.
The Modesto City Councl voted unanimously this week to approve entering negotiations with the United Soccer League.
Ashley Sharp reports.