Throughout history, numerous ancient technologies have left researchers and historians pondering the true capabilities of early civilizations. Were they more advanced than we give them credit for? By ...

Some believe the "Babylon Battery" is an ancient device capable of generating electricity—centuries before modern batteries ...

An analysis of more than 3 million years of human evolution shows that communication and technology developed in lockstep. As ancient humans came up with more advanced stone tools and other ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the 1,000-year-old Palaspata temple complex in Bolivia, revealing insights into the Tiwanaku ...

Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be seen as a kind of time traveler. It cannot carry people through centuries, but it can move through the data left behind. From old texts to forgotten places, AI can ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

If you want to understand what makes great civilizations possible, consider a walk on Monte Testaccio in central Rome. This 115-foot hill is actually an artificial mound, made up of fragments of ...

The continent of Africa is recognized as the place where humankind originated and evolved over millennia. From famous ancestors like Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis remains unearthed in Ethiopia ...