When modern engineers prise open a block of Egyptian stone, what spills out is not a sci‑fi gadget but something stranger: ...

Long before electricity or modern machines, ancient civilizations engineered a brilliant system that produced ice and cooled ...

For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a ...

The ancient Romans might have taught us a thing or two about manufacturing sustainable concrete that lasts for thousands of years. A new study has rigorously analyzed the raw materials and energy ...

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...

Engineering and civilization have always gone together, it is difficult to imagine one existing without the other. Indeed, we tend to associate ancient civilizations specifically with their ...

The "walking moai hypothesis" could end a long-time debate over how ancient engineers moved these iconic statues around Easter Island. Reading time 3 minutes The moai statues of Easter Island have ...

Researchers hope the discovery in Gabii can reveal details about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today. October 28, 2025 In the ancient city of Gabii, just ...

Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for hoisting ...

Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza were built to endure an eternity, but how remains one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.

Making a truly flat surface is a modern engineering feat, and not a small one. Even making something straight without ...