Mystery ingredients that made ancient bronze unique unveiled
Scientists have finally unraveled the secrete behind the bronze recipes used by ancient blacksmiths. Through an...
Ancient forest in China discovered by cave explorers
Scientists have expressed enthusiasm after the discovery of an ancient forest at the bottom of a giant sinkhole...
Dolmen Shelter renderings imagine stone-shaped guest rooms
Sibling team Davit and Mary Jilavyan have imagined a boutique hotel with stone-shaped guest rooms partially...
Archaeologists just discovered dozens of new Nasca lines in Peru
Peruvian archaeologists recently discovered over 50 new Nasca lines in the Peruvian desert. Scientists found the...
Pulling the "magic" Maya Nut tree back from near-extinction
A French-Colombian NGO is racing against time to save the Maya Nut tree from near-extinction. A remarkable tree...
Archaeologists discover 'a miniature model of the universe' near Mexico City
A recent archaeological find could offer insight into how ancient people viewed the world. At Nahualac, a site...
Prehistoric women’s arms were up to 16% stronger than today's rowing champions
If a group of prehistoric women somehow time-traveled to the present, they could probably lick the rowers of Cambridge...
Ancient flying reptile was around the size of a small plane
Pterosaurs roamed the skies long ago as the first animals to evolve powered flight after insects - and in the Gobi...
Ancient papyrus scroll offers insight into Great Pyramid of Giza mystery
Ancient Egyptians moved more than 170,000 tons of limestone to construct the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the...
MIT researchers explore ancient firebrick technology to store energy
Firebricks - or bricks made with clay able to endure temperatures of 1,600 degrees Celsius - have been around for...
Why 2,000-year-old Roman concrete is stronger than our own
The exact formula for Roman concrete has been lost. This is unfortunate, as many 2,000-year-old Roman concrete...
Research suggests humans emerged 2.8M years ago amid major climate change event
Mystery still shrouds much of the story of our origins, but new Arizona State University (ASU) research sheds new...
Ancient village discovered in Canada is 10,000 years older than the pyramids
The discovery of a 14,000-year-old ancient village in Canada could forever alter our understanding of early civilization...
The original Brexit: ancient Britain's geological split from Europe
Brexit - or Britain's vote to leave the European Union - remains controversial even as Prime Minister Theresa May...
2,000-year-old pre-Aztec ancient palace complex found in Mexico
There's so much we don't know about ancient civilizations, but the discovery of a 30,031-square-foot palace complex...
