These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

Researchers report a vast underground complex in Russia’s North Caucasus whose scale and precision could reshape assessments ...

From roads to buildings to water systems, some ancient technologies were just too good to abandon. This video showcases the most impressive ancient engineering feats that we’ve continued to use or ...

Across India, ancient architecture continues to offer clues about early engineering, metallurgy, and scientific thought.

Pompeii is well known as an iconic Roman city. But for much of its early history, it wasn’t Roman at all. It belonged to the ...

Ancient Rhodes was not merely an island; it was a sophisticated maritime power that defined the Hellenistic world.

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

Flinders University paleontology researchers—with local fossil experts—have discovered how prolific shorebirds, including the Plains-wanderer, once lived across South Australia's South-East during ...

What can we learn from a Pompeii construction site preserved in ash? Plus, tech companies look to build solar-powered data ...

Archaeologists unearth the first physical evidence of a basilica designed by the legendary Roman architect Vitruvius.

Explore the Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman I. Learn about the fascinating history of Sudarshana Lake, its ...

A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...