Researchers have identified the earliest known "mechanically sophisticated" drill found in association with ancient Egyptian ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

A small metal object discovered more than a century ago is changing what scientists know about ancient Egyptian technology. Researchers from Newcastle University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna ...

Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.

Archaeologists have long known that complex societies can unravel with startling speed, but a growing body of evidence suggests at least one ancient culture reached a level of sophistication that ...

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have lasted for thousands of years. The discovery points to a special ...

A 12,000-year-old discovery offers a rare look at the emergence of complex technologies employed by America’s early inhabitants.

CT scans reveal an ancient skull surgery in a woman from Siberia’s Pazyryk culture, reshaping views of ancient surgical skill.

Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal advanced stone tools, including the earliest ...