When modern engineers prise open a block of Egyptian stone, what spills out is not a sci‑fi gadget but something stranger: ...

High resolution scans of ancient Egyptian hard stone vases reveal symmetry, tapering, and wall thickness measured within thousandths of an inch. The raw scan data is open and repeatable, allowing ...

After more than 1,600 years underwater, massive stones from the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered. Using ...

Archaeologists in south-east Turkey have made an extraordinary find—a prehistoric stone face that might turn everything we believe about the origins of art and self-awareness on its head. In the early ...

Artisans around the world are ditching the mortar and embracing an old method of building rock walls Clachtoll Broch, a Scottish dwelling with dry stone walls, was built at least 2,000 years ago. Its ...

Go back in time to ancient Egypt. Thousands of years, in fact. Their influence on modern life can be seen in our language, art, engineering, and more. Gain a new appreciation for ancient Egyptian ...