A slab of limestone excavated in 1984 from the ancient Coriovallum settlement in the Netherlands presented a puzzle for researchers of Roman history. Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the ...
With artificial intelligence (AI) as an essential tool, San Diego State University researchers have discovered surprising similarities among ancient writing systems from Africa and the Caucasus region ...
The tale of "The Haunting of Athenodorus" is one of the earliest recorded ghost stories, dating back to early Roman years of ancient Greece.
Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw uncover a massive ancient shipwreck and submerged port infrastructure in Libya.
Often, when we think about antiquity and ancient military technologies, we fall into the usual view of ancient warfare. You ...
Scientists used the quipu’s data to build working spreadsheets, file systems, and encryption tools, rivaling conventional ...
Explore 25 ancient artifacts that prove the past was more advanced. Uncover lost technologies like the Antikythera Mechanism ...
The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.