The father of archaeology has insisted the engineering precision of ancient Egypt's pyramids could not be explained by human ...

Scenes of battle and words of romantic passion were scratched over 2,000 years ago onto a corridor wall outside of a theater.

Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was ...

Using advanced imaging technology, experts have captured hundreds of pieces of graffiti, dozens of which were previously ...

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues ...

Archaeologists from University College London and the Natural History Museum suggest the findings offer insights into the cognitive abilities of early human ancestors.

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to ...

The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

Ancient wind catchers, developed over 5,000 years ago in the Middle East, formed the basis of modern passive cooling systems.

Ancient messages and drawings are among hundreds of inscriptions that archaeologists recently uncovered on a wall in Pompeii.

New love notes found on a Pompeii wall reveal personal messages, sketches, and confessions hidden for centuries.