This ancient city in modern-day Bolivia is almost 13,000 feet above sea level. Only a small portion of the ruins have been ...

An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the ...

The discovery of a Hellenistic period mansion remains in North Macedonia indicates ties with the Ancient Greek world.

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

John Shaw-Rimmington started building dry stone walls after the stones themselves complained to him. It was the 1980s, and he ...

The church, however, is more ancient than it looks and dates back to the 12th century, in parts and has ancient origins. Both ...

In prehistoric communities across what is now northeastern Europe, decorative ornaments with animal teeth were a regular ...

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Temple of the Greek god Apollo, built ca. 540 BC, Corinth, Greece. Credit: Following Hadrian / CC BY-SA 2.0 Recent research shows that ancient Greeks used a primitive type of lifting machine to move ...

When the movement of stars and play of light across seasons held great meaning and mystery. Ancient architects often set stone to the rhythm of celestial events.

Inside the pyramid, stone corridors angle upward from a central shaft. Their shape and wear patterns nudge the imagination toward a liquid‑powered lift. “The ancient architects likely raised the ...