Scientists say two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools uncovered so far.

These 430,000-year-old wooden tools from Greece are a rare find and provide a glimpse at the technical know-how of our early ...

Across the world, archaeologists keep stumbling on structures so old, so large and so technically sophisticated that they ...

Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances ...

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

Scientists discovered exceptionally preserved Ediacaran fossils in sandstone, revealing how soft-bodied organisms survived ...

There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...