An obsidian blade found at least 80 years ago turned out to be a nearly 500-year-old artifact left by explorers in the Texas Panhandle, a new study said. Photo from Southern Methodist University ...

An obsidian blade found in Texas decades ago could shed new light on a Spanish expedition that set out in search of a fabled "city of gold" during the mid-16th century. The unassuming artifact, which ...

A greenish obsidian blade, believed to have been found on the Texas Panhandle, may be from the 16th-century expedition led by the Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a new study suggests.

A small piece of obsidian, just over 5 centimeters long, likely found on a hard-scrabble piece of ranchland in the Texas panhandle. DALLAS (SMU) – It’s a small piece of obsidian, just over 5 ...

Nearly 500 years ago, an expedition led by Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado trekked through the plains of New Mexico and Texas, searching for “a fabled city of gold.” Coronado was ...