If you've ever wondered how they built Stonehenge, how they shifted Easter Island's Moai statues into place, or how many ...

The discovery shed new light on just how advanced the civilisation that lived in the ancient city of Petra was.

This discovery opens up new avenues for understanding the engineering prowess of ancient Egypt. If confirmed, the use of hydraulic power in pyramid construction would represent a major shift in ...

Reverse-engineering ancient Roman concrete has for decades now been the source of intense study and debate, with a recent paper by Linda M. Seymour and colleagues adding an important clue to the ...

Ancient masters of engineering, aqueduct builders created a vast network of pipes, channels, and bridges to bring water to Rome, creating in the process an enduring symbol of Roman civilization ...

raising heavy stone blocks to construct the Step Pyramid—revolutionizing our understanding of ancient engineering. Researchers now believe ancient builders may have used water-filled shafts and ...