A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon.

Only twelve examples of the larva convivialis are known, with the 2.6 inch figurine now housed at Getty Villa in Los Angeles.

Greek and Roman architecture together form a lasting legacy of innovation, with Roman engineering building upon and enhancing ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Gortyna on the Greek island of Crete have made an unusual discovery: a life-size statue depicting a pig. The rare find, uncovered during July and August ...

Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek ...

Can machines fill the civil engineering gap? The bridge-building sector is testing the limits of automation as retirements ...

Dedicated to the feline goddess Bastet, this temple reveals the incredible engineering skills of ancient Egypt, where stone, symmetry, and design created structures that stood the test of time.

This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know ...

Ancient “technologies” that still have scientists baffled Ancient civilizations demonstrated remarkable ingenuity in solving ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...

The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...