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

Archaeologists have long known that complex societies can unravel with startling speed, but a growing body of evidence ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

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

An analysis of more than 3 million years of human evolution shows that communication and technology developed in lockstep. As ancient humans came up with more advanced stone tools and other ...

The Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives, and they continue to fascinate as we peer back through tens of thousands of years of history. In a new discovery about this mysterious yet often ...

Skylights, openings in the surface of Mars that descend down into caves, have been found on Mars, along with signatures for ...