The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

A hiker in Norway made an unexpected archaeological discovery while exploring remote mountain terrain. The find was an ancient device buried for centuries in ice and snow. Officials say the discovery ...

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

Re-examination of an Egyptian artifact discovered about 100 years ago led researchers to realize it is an ancient “bow drill.” The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical ...