Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

By Will Dunham Dec 9 (Reuters) - Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen ...

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

An investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology found across the world. We look into the evidence for ...

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From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...

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

An extraordinarily well-preserved ancient Roman construction site in Pompeii has provided the clearest evidence yet of how ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

In the north, distinctive lineages such as M27, M28, and M29′Q trace deep roots in New Guinea and Near Oceania, while in the ...

Life on our planet may have started via a process fueled by hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor billions of years ago, and ...

In 2023, archaeologists announced the discovery of arrowheads in a grotto in southern France dated to 54,000 years ago, and ...