An investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology found across the world. We look into the evidence for machining and advanced methods of shaping and polishing stone, as well as the ...

MIT scientists have used modern technology to unravel the mysterious self-healing properties of ancient Roman concrete.

Archaeologists have long known that complex societies can unravel with startling speed, but a growing body of evidence suggests at least one ancient culture reached a level of sophistication that ...

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

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient religious practice in northern Israel in addition to a wine press dating back roughly 5,000 years — one of the oldest ever uncovered in the ...