Some of the oldest structures in the world include tombs and burial mounds, religious temples, protective walls, and even entire cities. Here are the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

In the process of determining which is the oldest tower in the world, we are able to learn more about how past civilizations ...

The Mission Concepción in San Antonio dates back to 1731 and is the oldest stone church in America that has not been restored, a testament to the structure’s sturdiness.

Megalithic structures are found across the world, some more ancient than others. For instance, this stone circle was made in 3000 BCE on the Isle of Lewis and Harris, in the Outer Hebrides.

Civilizations from Stone Age Scotland to the eighth-century Maya to 13th-century African empires have used dry stone walling ...

Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people.

Stone Age builders may have been using other materials as well, according to a new study. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of artificial structures made of wood, dating back ...

NEW YORK — Researchers have uncovered a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of early humans building with wood.

Archaeologists Find Oldest Known Wooden Structure in Zambia Famed archaeologist J. Desmond Clark first recorded the Kalambo Falls site in 1953 and returned in the ‘60s for an extensive excavation.

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have uncovered a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of early humans building with wood. The construction is basic: a pair of ...