Hints of sophisticated knowledge buried in Egypt’s deep past have long stirred debate, but the latest wave of digital analysis, precision measurement and cross‑disciplinary research is sharpening the ...
New research has recently shaken up the long-held ideas about how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramids. While the traditional belief suggests the massive stone blocks were hauled up massive ...
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, University of Massachusetts classics lecturer Joseph Wilson took the students in his course, Technology in the Ancient World, to the glassblowing laboratory of Sally Prasch. The ...