Many of Egypt’s most precise artifacts appear in the earliest periods of its history, not the later ones. This backward progression raises the possibility of inherited technology. Researchers now ...

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...

Her body was a canvas. It told the story of her life. Her beliefs. Now, 2500 years later, this ancient ink is exposing a lost Iron Age culture.

A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of ...

With only a few hours to spare, I moved fast through the British Museum looking for traces of ancient technology. This wasn’t a deep dive into every gallery, but a focused hunt for objects that raise ...

Recreating a fifth-century stitched ship, the Indian Navy has inducted INSV Kaundinya, reviving ancient shipbuilding ...

The sculptures are skillfully attached to the wall with iron wires, which reflects the rapid development of iron-processing ...

Evidence pushes civilisation timeline beyond 6th century BC; pottery, seals, and other items indicate thriving commerce ...

Back in 2015, two men happened to find millions of dollars worth of ancient Viking treasure. What happened next will stun you. A heavy gold ring. A gold armband. A crystal ball. Then there were the ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

In addition to ancient verses, a first-century boat ‘brings the Gospel scenes to life’ at the Museum of the Bible.

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.