An analysis of more than 3 million years of human evolution shows that communication and technology developed in lockstep. As ancient humans came up with more advanced stone tools and other ...

Imagine a world without the glow of your screen, the hum of your fridge, or the instant communication across continents.

In recent years, a remarkable discovery has captivated the world of archaeology and technology enthusiasts alike: an ancient shipwreck containing a device that challenges our understanding of ...

An ancient vase depicting the death of Talos, the bronze automaton created by the god Hephaestus to guard the island of Crete ArchaiOptix via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 “May not machines ...

Hacker, Barton C. 1968. "Greek Catapults and Catapult Technology: Science, Technology, and War in the Ancient World." Technology and Culture, 9, (1) 34–50. https ...

Why archaeologists are increasingly leaving historic sites untouched until we have less destructive technologies for studying them. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s ...

DNA’s power to illuminate humanity’s past never ceases to amaze. Collected from those now alive, it shows how their ancestors spread across the world from their African homeland—and, having done so, ...

TL;DR: A team of students from Hunan University and China Agricultural University revived a 2,000-year-old Han-era rice recipe using ancient techniques and modern technology. Guided by experts, they ...

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