In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

The past has never been more visible. While ancient ruins crumble under the weight of time, weather, and human activity, a ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered primitive sharp-edged stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, adding another piece to an evolutionary puzzle involving mysterious ancient humans who lived in a ...

Some of the world’s most enduring mysteries hail from the realm of ancient technology. From the towering pyramids of Egypt to the intricate Antikythera mechanism, these remarkable feats of engineering ...

Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+. Deep in the Arabian Desert lie thousands of enigmatic stone megastructures whose true form is visible only from the sky. Follow ...

The Stone Demonstrator produces only 6,443kg of CO2 – less than 3% of the others. The stone is cut from quarries and in this ...

A team of researchers has uncovered extensive remains of a semi-submerged ancient settlement along the northern coast of ...

This ‘NOVA’ installment explores the possible purposes of strange stone formations found in the Arabian Peninsula.