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 ...
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, University of Massachusetts classics lecturer Joseph Wilson took the students in his course, Technology in the Ancient World, to the glassblowing laboratory of Sally Prasch. The ...
Around 5,000 years ago, people in what is now Iran began turning dull stone into shining metal. By heating copper ore until ...
In a groundbreaking archaeological discovery, researchers have unearthed a 476,000-year-old wooden structure at Kalambo Falls in northern Zambia, offering a ...
A Florida billionaire has unveiled a private collection of ancient Egyptian vases he believes could rewrite history. Matt Beall, CEO of the retail giant Bealls Stores, has spent the last three years ...