The production technology of wax tablets was already highly developed in ancient Rome and operated on an industrial scale. Contrary to previous beliefs, the wax was not poured directly into a hollowed ...

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering ...

Some of the most notable items were dharanis, tiny, tightly rolled scrolls that featured common prayers wrapped in silk.

Two thousand ago, the Thomas Edison of the ancient world lived in Alexandria, Egypt where he tinkered, built and wrote about some of the most amazing and whimsical machines the pre-industrial ...

Waves, blossoms and clouds are just a few of the patterns in traditional Chinese design. The Hong Kong Palace Museum is using ...

The world’s oldest surviving mechanical calculator is the Antikythera Mechanism. The amazing device was discovered in an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900.

A collection of dinosaur teeth hailing back to the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods has given scientists a new window into the world's prehistoric climate.

2. Finding the tomb of Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great Technology like ground-penetrating radar (GPR) enables archaeologists to look underground without digging, says Hiebert.

But not everyone believes them - and we’ll tell you why a little bit later.In the meantime, if that sparked your curiosity and you love photos and facts about ancient history, you might be in for a ...

The world’s oldest surviving mechanical calculator is the Antikythera Mechanism. The amazing device was discovered in an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900.