A discovery beside one of ancient Egypt's oldest pyramids has offered a tantalizing new clue to how the iconic structures ...

Ancient bridges and tunnels can seem almost impossible when you consider the limited machinery available to their builders. Engineers had no powered cranes, computer models, laser surveying equipment, ...

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 ...

One key engineering aspect of temples is temple tanks. Tanks were an important component of temple architecture across many different ruling dynasties and states. From the large and dramatic stepped ...

Experts found found that ancient Egyptian construction workers may have pioneered sophisticated building methods hundreds of years before the pyramids ...

Throughout history, ancient civilizations erected structures that continue to inspire awe and wonder, but how did they do it? And what secrets lie hidden within the walls of these incredible monuments ...

The dome of the Pantheon in Rome is one of the most famous examples of ancient Roman engineering. (Livioandronico2013/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0) The arrow of time flies one way, and with it ...

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of aircraft, new research has found. Scientists from The University of ...