The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

Long before Pompeii was covered in ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, the people of the doomed ...

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.

New research suggests that the Romans may have used an ancient machine gun-like weapon, the polybolos, during the Siege of ...

There are several sanctums spread throughout the world of Pywel in Crimson Desert. The Sanctum of Temperance is likely the ...

In Egypt’s museums and ancient sites, some artifacts raise uncomfortable questions about how ancient builders worked with stone. Thousands of perfectly symmetrical stone vases discovered at Saqqara ...

In 89 BCE, when the residents of Pompeii rebelled against Rome, the Empire pulled no punches in its attempts to quell the ...

The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

There are several sanctums spread throughout the world of Pywel in Crimson Desert. The Sanctum of Penitence is far to the east in Hernand, bordering the ...

Scientists at Curtin University have uncovered a new way to read the deep history of Earth’s landscapes using microscopic zircon crystals from ancient beach sands. These incredibly durable minerals ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that a weapon known as the polybolos—or multi-thrower—was used during the Roman conquest ...