But that's not quite right. Some ancient cultures managed to develop some bafflingly complex and sophisticated inventions using techniques and knowledge that seemed to come out of nowhere ...

An AI-powered toilet seat has been named by Time Magazine as one of the top 200 inventions of 2024. It optically scans a user’s stool and urine, to detect any concerning changes that might indicate a ...

From the wheel 5,500 years ago to the birth control pill, these 20 inventions had huge ramifications ... that as early as 700 B.C., people in ancient Egypt noticed that they could look through ...

Head of Amasis II from the Berlin Museum, Germany, the king in whose reign many Egyptians fled to Greek islands. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY 4.0 Evidence indicates that ancient Egyptians migrated ...

"A gold medal of mummies from the Ptolemaic era [were found] as well as a number of ancient Egyptian texts and landscapes….represent[ing] a great addition to the history of the region and ...

Legends, myths, and intriguing archaeological finds suggest ancient Egyptians once visited Ireland. Could DNA findings answer long-held questions regarding a possible link between ancient ...

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Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian temple hidden in a cliff face. The temple dates to around 2,100 years ago and was discovered at the site of Athribis, located about 125 miles (200 ...

showcasing just how skilled the Ancient Egyptians were at construction. The largest, the Great Pyramid of Giza, was originally 147 metres tall and is made up of about 2.3 million stone blocks ...