"What makes this excavation particularly interesting is that we can trace the continuous development of urban life in this ...

Construction crews working on a highway in Britain have unearthed an ancient, hand-carved stone coffin that weighs as much as a large male polar bear—some 1,650 pounds. According to a statement ...

FOR some years past it has been felt by students of anthropology that the limits of their science were being pushed so far in every direction by various enthusiastic workers in almost every ...

Textiles served as humanity's first architectural elements, predating ancient construction methods like stone masonry. The relationship between textiles and shelter would go on to shape the entire ...

Building the pyramids - part 4 of 5. videoBuilding the pyramids - part 4 of 5 This clip presents an explanation of the kind of tools the ancient Egyptians used in fashioning stone blocks for the ...