Hidden inside the British Museum are artifacts that raise uncomfortable questions about ancient technology. Among the most mysterious are thousands of stone vases carved from extremely hard rock.

Stanford scientists studying 15,000-year-old stone tools have helped solve the mystery behind this critical technological transition phase.

A team of international scientists led by Dr. Ariel Malinsky-Buller, together with Ph.D. students David Nora, Ioannis Oikonomou and Dominik Rogall from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has ...

Popular narratives frequently suggest that advanced alternative civilizations constructed prehistoric megaliths or that mainstream historians conceal the truth about ancient engineering. Physical ...

Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The chipped stones, ...

Archaeologists at the ancient Greek city of Miletus uncover inscriptions tied to Roman emperors, religion, and citizenship.