Our understanding of ancient Egyptian technology has evolved thanks to experts reevaluating a small metal object. Researchers from Newcastle University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna have had ...

Archaeologists in Uzbekistan have uncovered 80,000-year-old arrowheads, possibly crafted by Neanderthals.

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

A lost page of the Archimedes Palimpsest containing work on the sphere and cylinder has been identified in France.

Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

Humans have contended with crocodiles for a really long time. The recent discovery of an ancient crocodilian species sporting a strange snout indicates the reptiles may have even preyed on our ...

Scientists discovered a crocodile relative that is 200 million years old and had two legs. The diversity of reptiles during the Triassic period is shown by this discovery, which is long before ...

It appears that even the most skilled scribes of ancient Egypt made mistakes. A recent discovery at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has revealed that ancient Egyptian artisans used a correction ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

An ancient city — complete with a forum and a theater — was recently uncovered alongside a popular tourist destination in Italy, according to officials. In a translated announcement this month, the ...