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

A groundbreaking study reveals a hidden system beneath Egypt’s oldest pyramid—suggesting ancient engineers used a forgotten ...

From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...

Part 3 of my investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology! In this video, I clarify the arguments made in previous episodes, respond to some of the discussion around these topics, and ...

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

A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...

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

Bizarre 'bleached' rocks on the surface of Mars suggest that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis, a new study reveals.

Researchers have found that domestic cats “did not spread to Europe with Neolithic farmers [in West Asia]” as earlier ...

An extraordinarily well-preserved ancient Roman construction site in Pompeii has provided the clearest evidence yet of how ...

In the north, distinctive lineages such as M27, M28, and M29′Q trace deep roots in New Guinea and Near Oceania, while in the ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...