The phenomenon quickly went viral, though some social media users questioned the timing. It remains unconfirmed if the ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

French marine archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery off the coast of Brittany - a massive underwater wall dating to approximately 5000 BC that predates the famous megalithic monuments of ...

These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

Peru is often defined by the mystical ruins of Machu Picchu, but the country holds far more archaeological treasures than ...

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.

Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

Archeologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved ...

Stonehenge has long fueled fringe claims about giants, giant skeletons, and even Tower of Babel origins. Modern believers ...

Frank Herbert’s Dune popularized windtraps as devices that harvest moisture from desert air, but real ancient Iran developed ...