Think ancient civilizations were primitive? The evidence suggests otherwise.From computers that tracked celestial events to ...

Scenes of battle and words of romantic passion were scratched over 2,000 years ago onto a corridor wall outside of a theater.

Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was ...

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues ...

Archaeologists from University College London and the Natural History Museum suggest the findings offer insights into the cognitive abilities of early human ancestors.

The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

Ancient messages and drawings are among hundreds of inscriptions that archaeologists recently uncovered on a wall in Pompeii.

New love notes found on a Pompeii wall reveal personal messages, sketches, and confessions hidden for centuries.

For as long as humans have buried their dead, they've dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits—those ...

A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions have emerged on a wall in Pompeii, ...

Proof that ancient civilizations were possibly more advanced than us.

Ancient Rhodes was not merely an island; it was a sophisticated maritime power that defined the Hellenistic world.