8 November 2026
Chinese Silk Reached Central Asia Before the Silk Road
A piece of fabric, small enough to fit in the palm of a hand and discovered…
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archaeological science
28 July 2026
2,000-Year-Old Chinese Rock Art May Owe Its Survival to Blood from Childbirth
Ancient artists in southern China may have used a remarkable mixture of lime, red clay and…
29 May 2026
Ancient Glassmakers Inspire a New Generation of Smart Glass for Carbon Capture and Electronics
The story of future materials may begin not in a modern cleanroom, but in the workshops…
19 February 2026
How Sumerians in Mesopotamia Perfected Asphalt-Like Materials 4,000 Years Ago
More than 4,000 years ago, long before highways and petroleum refineries, Sumerian craftspeople in southern Mesopotamia…
21 December 2025
Pliny the Elder and the Mystery of Creta Umbrica: An Ancient Material Reidentified by Modern Science
For nearly two thousand years, a pale earth from the hills of central Italy has quietly…
23 July 2025
Ancient Eco-Tech Uncovered in Lebanon: Phoenicians Used Recycled Pottery for Hydraulic Lime Plaster 2,700 Years Ago
Excavations at Tell el-Burak Reveal Technological Innovation and Early Sustainable Construction in Iron Age Lebanon In…