Looking through the rubble of ancient civilizations, archaeologists have uncovered inventions so sophisticated they challenge everything we think we know about technological progress. While we often ...

Explore 25 Ancient Engineering Marvels That Still Defy Modern Explanation. Discover the mysteries of the Great Pyramid, ...

Ancient Greek inventions included remarkable automata and the Antikythera Mechanism, but many of their engineers' innovations have been lost.

The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project that was begun by students in the course Ancient Inventions, first taught by Marjorie Senechal, which was offered at Smith from 1997 through 2004.

We tend to dismiss the ancient world way too quickly. History gets compressed and when we look back, we often see a blur of stone tools, togas, sandals, and people squinting at the stars. But an ...

Ancient inventors were working without computers, electric tools, or modern laboratories, yet some of what they produced remains surprisingly difficult to explain. Researchers can often identify what ...