Sumerians used advanced ancient technology to engineer bitumen with fibers and minerals, revealing sophisticated material science.

A long-overlooked Ancient Egyptian tool is now reshaping what archaeologists know about the origins of human engineering. A ...

Some of the world’s most enduring mysteries hail from the realm of ancient technology. From the towering pyramids of Egypt to the intricate Antikythera mechanism, these remarkable feats of engineering ...

5,000-year-old discovery rewrites history of ancient Egyptian technology ...

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 ...

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 ...

The artifact comes from a Predynastic cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt, specifically Grave 3932 (an adult male burial). It measures about 63 mm long and weighs roughly 1.5 grams, so small it was easy ...

The Macomb County Public Works Department will continue to use 2,500-year-old technology to ensure residents in the St. Clair Shores area can continue to flush freely and avoid basement flooding and ...