19 February 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

How Sumerians in Mesopotamia Perfected Asphalt-Like Materials 4,000 Years Ago

19 February 2026

19 February 2026

More than 4,000 years ago, long before highways and petroleum refineries, Sumerian craftspeople in southern Mesopotamia were perfecting material formulas...

Pliny the Elder and the Mystery of Creta Umbrica: An Ancient Material Reidentified by Modern Science

21 December 2025

21 December 2025

For nearly two thousand years, a pale earth from the hills of central Italy has quietly bridged the worlds of...

Ancient Eco-Tech Uncovered in Lebanon: Phoenicians Used Recycled Pottery for Hydraulic Lime Plaster 2,700 Years Ago

23 July 2025

23 July 2025

Excavations at Tell el-Burak Reveal Technological Innovation and Early Sustainable Construction in Iron Age Lebanon In a major archaeological breakthrough,...