Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

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The world’s first lock and key system was invented in ancient Egypt around 4000 BCE. Made of wood, it used simple pins and ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Soar over the Pont du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the best-preserved Roman aqueducts. This 1st-century ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

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

While the cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been ...

The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction ...

Archaeologists have completed the first comprehensive technological mapping of an intricate underground tunnel system beneath the ancient Etruscan city of Veii, revealing a sophisticated network of ...

A fragment of a Roman milestone that was erected along the road Via Nova Traiana in Jordan. (Adam Pazout/Itiner-e) WASHINGTON — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads ...