The Temple of Bastet reveals the precision and ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers, from its structural design to its symbolic alignment.

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...

If authentic, these codices would represent one of the most significant archaeological discoveries related to Christianity's formative years. However, their unusual appearance and controversial ...

A preserved construction site at Pompeii is reshaping modern understanding of how Rome engineered its famously durable concrete.

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

China's use of rammed earth to make loess platforms with wooden structures on top, evolved from the Loess Plateau and ...

The three-year excavation brought to the surface an old settlement at the historic center of Třebíč, a town in the Vysočina ...

Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to uncover the secret behind the ...

P. N. Oak’s Pseudohistory demeaning both Muslims & Rajputs, is both Communal and Casteist; P. N. Oak’s legacy is not one of ...

Whatsapp Kashmir’s massive stone monuments, locally called Pandav Lari, display uniform design and striking Greco-Roman influence. Despite extensive studies, the technology behind lifting and ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...