The answer on how to finish Ancient Wood's 50,000 year old Kauri is "very carefully." Robert Teisberg's Ashland, WI woodshop recovers the primordial old growth trees from prehistoric peat bogs in New ...

On a frigid day last month as Northwest Florida braced for the arrival of a crippling ice storm, Joe Sinkovich was in hot pursuit of sunken treasure. Sinkovich’s prize wasn’t gold or jewels, but a ...

The air bubbles from her scuba rig rise from a cloud of mud and dead plant matter stirred up from the bottom of the lake. A large stump looms in front of her, rising to the surface. Then there’s a ...

Over his 37 years as an excavator for utility service lines, Joel Kassen has come across many unique and “interesting items” buried beneath the surface. About 11 months ago, while digging a sewer line ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Archaeologists are rewriting history with the help of tree rings from 900-year-old trees, wood found on ancient buildings and through analysis of the isotopes (especially radiocarbon dating) and ...

An ancient Roman villa with a portico built from wood imported over 1,000 miles away has been discovered under the Italian city. Finding well-preserved ancient wood is rare as it degrades and is ...

Chemical analyses of wood that grew in an ancient arctic forest suggest that the air there once was about twice as humid as it is now. About 45 million years ago, forests of redwoods grew on what is ...

An ancient warship's ram has been slowly disintegrating since it was retrieved from the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. A new analysis shows sulfuric acid buildup is to blame. Researchers are racing ...