If one were to stumble upon the thought of ancient technology, it would be hard to think of anything as advanced as the Antikythera mechanism. This tiny device which has, several times, been claimed ...

Who needs Archimedes? Early craftsmen succeeded without math, science. Oct. 17, 2007 — -- Mark Schiefsky has spent years studying ancient Greek manuscripts, trying to figure out how some of the ...

As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King Josiah of ...

Excavations in Paros, Greece support previous suspicions that the site was once a workshop used for carving marble sculptures. The recent excavation discovered an “androna”—a social space in Greek ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...