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

Professor Kenichi Yano of Ritsumeikan University emphasized the discovery's unique significance: ...

Astronomers have sighted the oldest known stellar explosion, dating back to when the universe was less than a billion years ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Oddly shaped conch shells found at Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 6,000 years could have served as technology for ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

The area around Boeslunde had already yielded 10 gold oath rings and approximately 2,200 gold spirals in previous excavations. Museum director and archaeologist Lone Claudi-Hansen explained their ...

Qin-era engraved stone found on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau reshapes early China history, linking Kunlun myth and ancient frontier reach.

How life began on Earth is one of the biggest remaining questions in science. Now, NASA has taken a major step towards ...