Archeologists working at White Sands National Park in  New Mexico may have uncovered the earliest known traces of such a ...

An investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology found across the world. We look into the evidence for machining and advanced methods of shaping and polishing stone, as well as the ...

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

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

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

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

Long dismissed as poor construction, ‘self-healing’ lime clasts have helped Ancient Roman structures persist for millennia.

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

A new archaeological find pushes back the timeline on when humans mastered the ability to make fires, a transformative ...

Wilson said the class’s development of combining physical skills and critical thinking allows students to develop their ...

Heat-reddened clay, fire-cracked stone, and fragments of pyrite mark where Neanderthals gathered around a campfire 400,000 ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...