For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in the ...

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Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

A study says the Ain Samiya goblet, found in 1970, depicts a moment of cosmic creation, challenging previous scholarly ...

According to the team, that pine pitch is the first major new clue in over a century. When the boat was built, Denmark itself ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...

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

Between September and November, 2.41 inches of rain fell -- more than what typically falls in the desert landscape in one year.