Archaeologists have recently proposed that the Gunung Padang site in Indonesia, long considered the world’s oldest pyramid, ...

From mysterious gears to precision tools, the British Museum holds artifacts that don’t quite fit the timeline. Are these traces of lost engineering—or are we missing something?

The site sits within sediments that record major environmental upheaval in East Africa during the late Pliocene. Around 3.44 ...

Tools recovered from three sedimentary layers in Kenya show continuous tool use spanning from 2.75 to 2.44 million years ago in the face of environmental changes.

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

Ancient Mayas used lost principles of technology to construct grand cities towering above rainforest canopies, build water systems with underground reservoirs and aqueducts channeling water into ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Herb Society will delve into the dark side of botanical history when it presents Ancient Poisons at its Oct. 27 meeting at the Biddle House in Tottenville.

In Chechnya, archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old tomb of the Alani people, offering a rare glimpse into their ancient nomadic culture. The untouched burial site, rich with artifacts, ...

It is an intellectual pleasure to find friends and topics that intertwine over time and lead to greater understanding. It is like lifting a heavy velvet cloth and discovering ancient and precious ...

The papyrus PHerc. 1018. Credit: Biblioteca Nazionale “Vittorio Emanuele III,” Napoli–Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale A newly deciphered Herculaneum ...

GD is working with Epirus on the TRX Leonidas system, which uses microwaves to blast swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. In a demonstration that would surely make their namesakes proud, a ...