About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else. However, on the morning of August 24, 79 C.E., the nearby Mount Vesuvius ...

Discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera around 1901, this device was used to predict astronomical positions, eclipses, and even the timing of the ancient Olympic Games.

The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have lasted for thousands of years. The discovery points to a special ...