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Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

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A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

Archaeologists found flint, iron pyrite to strike it and sediments where a fire was probably built several times at an ...

Roman concrete is often hailed as a major engineering feat. It has allowed the Empire’s monumental structures to remain standing for two thousand years. Many of the buildings, bridges, and aqueducts ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

A newly examined Neanderthal skull, once thought to confirm cold-climate adaptations, has challenged a century-old assumption ...

The Hidden Truth of Nalanda arrives as a refreshing entry in the historical-espionage space. This intelligent, ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover detected electric sparks in Martian dust devils, confirming charged particles exist in Mars’ ...