An approximately 3,200-year-old scepter found at a biblical site in southern Israel may be the first physical evidence of life-sized “divine statues” used in Canaanite rituals, according to a ...

In the crypts of a Lithuanian cathedral, researchers have discovered a trove of royal treasure: crowns, jewelry and a scepter that belonged to several Lithuanian-Polish monarchs from the 15th and ...

The ivory scepter with the longest Linear A inscription known, found in Knossos. Credit: A. Kanta et al. The object was uncovered in one of the rooms of a Neopalatial-phase building (1700-1450 BCE) ...

Each has a special meaning connected to the monarch's reign. The scepter is meant to represent the crown’s power and governance, and has been used in every coronation since 1661, when it was ...

Each has a special meaning connected to the monarch's reign. The scepter is meant to represent the crown’s power and governance, and has been used in every coronation since 1661, when it was ...