Stone has been a fundamental building material for centuries, used in everything from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers. Today, advancements in construction technology and design have propelled ...

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 ...

In a new find under five historic homes in the Iranian city of Abarkuh, archaeologists discovered an underground settlement ...

In both ancient and modern contexts ... Today, all that is left of these sites are the stone wall ruins. These settlements were densely populated. They consisted of central kraals (livestock ...

A later burial of a young adult male under a large sarsen stone at the centre of the enclosure took place about 1,000 years or so after its initial use. The earliest construction on Stonehenge ...

Archaeologists who originally unearthed the oldest known rune stone in 2021 while investigating an ancient grave site ... that took place ahead of the construction of a new highway and railroad ...

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 pyramids as the workers get a first ...

Archaeologists have discovered a submerged ancient port in the Greek city of Asini, revealing well-preserved structures and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient Roman basilica on ... archaeologists as consultants as part of the construction planning process, a practice that ...

And that may change the way scientists think about when ancient humans started using crafted bone instead of stone as tools. The Olduvai Gorge has been a treasure trove of ancient human artefacts ...

New radiocarbon dating and human remains, red deer antlers, and charcoal found in the area puts this ancient stone circle near ... discovered during highway construction in the county of Dorset ...