On Native American Heritage Day, we examine a long-overlooked marvel of ancient engineering that had been tucked away beneath ...

The Temple of Bastet reveals the precision and ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers, from its structural design to its ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...

Aerial view of the temple of Venus located in the archaeological park of Baia, a hamlet of Bacoli, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania, Italy. It was an octagonal thermal building, with ...

The ancient Inca built a complex system of roads that span some 20,000 miles and range in altitude from sea level to 14,000 feet, all without the benefit of special tools or even a formal writing ...

MIT scientists examined concrete samples from the archaeological site of Privernum, Italy (left) and mapped out the ingredients within (right). The red section is a calcium-rich lime clast. Courtesy ...

Can modern engineers learn best practices from ancient road builders? Modern road construction often relies on modifying the landscape by blasting through rock, which can result in landslides. Because ...

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...

Philosopher and spiritual researcher’s multi-disciplinary study reveals Samrat Vikramaditya and Devi Ahilyabai’s ...

Ancient Aliens wonders if the builders of megalithic structures like Stonehenge had help! Cr. Mactographer This week on Ancient Aliens: Declassified, the show looks at whether ancient builders got ...

A team of researchers is making a connection between prehistoric times and the present -- ancient algae that can produce their own biofuel -- that could result in genetically creating a replacement ...