Scientists Virtually Reconstruct Magnificent Pre-Incan Temple
The 1,500-year-old Pumapunku temple in western Bolivia is considered a crowning achievement of Andean architecture, yet…
Discovery of Ancient Spearpoints in Texas Has Some Archaeologists Questioning the History of Early Americas
Archaeologists have discovered two previously unknown forms of spearpoint technology at a site in Texas. The triangular…
New Experiment Reveals Secret Behind 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Glue
Over a hundred thousand years ago, Neanderthals used tar to bind objects together, yet scientists have struggled to…
The World’s Oldest Computer May Have Been Used to Predict the Future
Discovered in an ancient shipwreck near Crete in 1901, the freakishly advanced Antikythera Mechanism has been called…
The Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism Is More Ancient Than We Thought
As if the freakishly advanced Antikythera Mechanism wasn't astounding enough, a new analysis suggests the astronomical…
Advanced Imaging Reveals a Computer 1,500 Years Ahead of Its Time
In this io9 flashback, we revisit a post about how X-rays and advanced photography uncovered the true complexity of…
Could Stonehenge Have Been Built With Balls?
Stonehenge. How the heck was it built? The latest theory, from a student, says since the Stone Age men didn't have the…
Five ancient technologies that were ahead of their times
Sometimes archaeologists find artifacts so mind-blowing they seem like evidence of lost civilizations or alien…
Advanced Imaging Reveals a Computer 1,500 Years Ahead of Its Time
X-rays and advanced photography have uncovered the true complexity of the mysterious Antikythera mechanism, a device…