An Anchorage antique and curio store owner was ordered Wednesday in federal court to pay more than $400,000 total in fines and restitution for illegally buying and selling walrus ivory and failing to ...

In Medieval Europe, there was an enormous demand for elite products, among them - walrus ivory. With the Vikings playing a vital part in the ivory trade, this drove the Norse expansion into the north ...

One of the most popular commodities was ivory, which came from places few could have imagined. Because when the Crusades temporarily prevented trade in ivory from elephants, walrus ivory became a ...

Norse populations in Greenland vanished in the 15th century, and the reason has been a mystery for centuries. However, a recent study of medieval artifacts from across Europe suggests it may have been ...

It’s well established that Viking explorers made it to North America hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus. Recently discovered evidence, however, indicates Norse sailors weren’t only the ...

The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would allow Alaska Natives to continue sales of traditional ivory art in states that have passed laws banning the ivory trade. The ARTIST Act, by ...

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False teeth crafted of hippo or walrus ivory, set in gold, and estimated to be from the early 1800s will be up for auction in November. The teeth are valued at about $9,000, according to Hansons ...

In Medieval Europe and the Middle East, merchants from faraway places traded in rare, precious commodities. One of the most popular commodities was ivory, which came from places few could have ...