The Serapeum at Alexandria. The building was used by the Library of Alexandria for extra storage of parchment scrolls after it ran out of space. The area is now a part of an archeological excavation.

Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg pay homage to the ongoing human quest for knowledge by documenting its evolution through ...

While their inhabitants perished, Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum were perfectly preserved by the ash, providing unique snapshots of ancient societies ... developed the AI-reading technique ...

Anthropologists have spent decades documenting a mysterious collection of symbols etched into the Peruvian desert, depicting everything from human decapitation and domesticated animals to knife ...

Amazon has called its latest AI assistant Rufus. But what is the story behind this unusual moniker and how does it compare to the way other AIs have been named?

Success there has spurred the broader use of AI in archaeology, including the identification of ancient trade routes and the analysis of linguistic patterns. AI is even being used to reconstruct ...

The AI-generated video plays out one of the myths ... Those myths continued until the unlocking of the ancient Egyptian ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...