This inherent aesthetic appeal is matched by wood's material integrity, as it can be crafted into an array of forms, from ornate carvings to load-bearing support systems. As such, it is ideally suited ...

Archaeologists investigating cut logs and other wooden tools at a site near Zambia’s Kalambo Falls have found the settlement to be far more ancient than previously thought: the logs date back to ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known wooden structure, and it’s almost half a million years old. The simple structure — found along a riverbank in Zambia — is made up of two interlocking ...

Modified logs dating to about 476,000 years ago might be the oldest evidence of wooden structures, a new study finds. “It’s a challenge to preconceptions about what are considered sophisticated, ...

This 7,200-year-old well may have once helped early farmers get the most out of their land. University of Pardubice A 7,200-year-old oak-lined water well recently unearthed in eastern Europe may be ...