See **how to build** an impressive **earthen house** using **mud** and demonstrating **ancient engineering**! This incredible ...

Archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta have uncovered a massive stone-lined water basin in the ancient Roman city of Gabii, just eleven miles east of Rome. Built ...

From quarries to columns, ancient Egypt’s engineering achievements reveal both innovation and experimentation in shaping ...

In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

Discover the timeless brilliance of ancient Greek inventions and discoveries, from democracy and the Olympic Games to ...

URUMQI -- In the scorching heat of Turpan Basin, where temperatures easily rise to 40 degrees Celsius, the underground Karez irrigation system offers a refreshing respite. This ancient engineering ...

Greek and Roman architecture together form a lasting legacy of innovation, with Roman engineering building upon and enhancing ...

This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know ...

The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the remains of a wooden bridge built by the Romans around 40 B.C.E. in Aegerten near the Zihl River. This find, revealed during recent construction work, ...