The indentations were found on the city's fortification walls.

LONG before Pompeii’s residents were killed by molten rock blasting from Mount Vesuvius they faced another fast-moving threat. Evidence of a lethal Roman weapon has been discovered that could be ...

The Giza Plateau contains some of the most controversial ancient structures on Earth, including the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx ...

New research suggests that a “primitive lifting machine” was in use around 150 years prior to the appearance of cranes 2,500 years ago. This early lifting machine was capable of lifting ashlar blocks ...

Clear signs of damage caused by a weapon considered an ancestor of the machine gun, dating back to the siege of the city by Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla, have been found in the northern walls ...

Machine learning techniques are providing new tools that could help archaeologists understand the past — particularly when it comes to deciphering ancient texts. The latest example is an AI model ...

A rising junior at Yale College, Micah Gold can pilot drones and write algorithms. He’ll utilize both skills this summer in central Greece as part of a unique archaeological project. Gold is part of a ...