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 ...

Explore the incredible evidence of advanced ancient technology at Hattusa in Turkey, the capital of the Hittite Empire. In this video, we examine megalithic walls, precise stone fitting, core drill ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about ...

The theory that aliens assisted the builders of ancient monuments was popularised by Swiss author Erich von Däniken in his ...

Researchers recently unveiled proof that Romans used a surprising ingredient in their medical treatments — and it's far from sanitary. The research focuses on a vessel that was unearthed in Pergamon, ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, University of Massachusetts classics lecturer Joseph Wilson took the students in his course, Technology in the Ancient World, to the glassblowing laboratory of Sally Prasch. The ...