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 ...
Explore the incredible evidence of advanced ancient technology at Hattusa in Turkey, the capital of the Hittite Empire. In this video, we examine megalithic walls, precise stone fitting, core drill ...
A growing number of researchers are turning to the Pompeii's graffiti to better understand the lives, humor and concerns of ordinary people nearly 2,000 years ago. Spoiler alert: They liked gladiators ...