How do you carve, transport, and erect a single block statue weighing over 1,000 tons—out of composite quartzite, flint, or ...
Besides working as the engineering school’s associate dean for undergraduate affairs, Peter Bogucki is a noted archaeologist specializing in Neolithic cultures of northern Europe. His recent book, The ...
The 6 million-ton Great Pyramid of Giza is the last surviving wonder of the ancient world. How did the Egyptians engineer the mighty pharaoh Khufu’s tomb so precisely, with none of today’s surveying ...
In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.
3,600-year-old reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological ...
Rome: Engineering an Empire:Documentary. 9 p.m. Sept. 5, History Channel. By the time the History Channel's new documentary on Roman engineering is broadcast, viewers will have had the chance to see ...
Since the earliest civilizations, humans have needed walls to protect them. From rudimentary walls around early towns and cities to vast fortresses and castles, culminating in one of the greatest ...