We’ve all grown up hearing tales that started as “That couldn’t possibly be true…” and later morphed into “Wait — it was true ...

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

Join Yousef and Mohammed for a deep dive into ancient Egyptian engineering, exploring how massive stone blocks were quarried, ...

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

In 1947, the Swiss zoologist Rudolf Schenkel published a paper titled “Expression Studies on Wolves.” Based on an eight-year ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

Kent is a rich landscape dotted with beaches, creative spaces in resurgent seaside towns, vintage-inspired amusement parks ...

The ancient Greek engineer Mandrocles of Samos is credited with creating the Pontoon Bridge, which spanned the Bosphorus Strait.

The Pharos of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity. The incredible feat of ancient engineering stood at an impressive height of 130 ...

Archaeologists in Tajikistan have uncovered a remarkable 1,500-year-old water pipeline system perched atop a 65-meter hill at the Mugtepa settlement near Istaravshan. This extraordinary discovery ...

The fortress of Gla, the largest fortified Mycenaean acropolis to survive within Greek territory, still dominates the plain of Kopaida. Credit: Archaeological Museum of Thebes The draining of Lake ...

Ah, the Great Wall of China—a marvel of ancient engineering and a symbol of perseverance. Spanning over 13,000 miles, this colossal structure winds through mountains, deserts, and plains. Built over ...