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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Archaeologists in Zambia have uncovered a wooden structure dating ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old well built by Neolithic farmers in what is now the Czech Republic. After analyzing the structure, researchers determined it to be the oldest wooden ...

Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a team from the University of Liverpool and ...

Tulip trees have been around for millions of years, but a new analysis of their structure has revealed a previously unknown type of wood. The finding could explain why the trees are great at ...

Each piece of wood has a unique QR code laser-burned onto it, so it can be easily selected and assigned to a specific part of the structure In a proof-of-concept demonstration of the technology, an ...

From ancestral constructions to the "concrete of the future", terms abound to describe timber. Present in the history and horizon of world architecture, the material demonstrates a sustainable ...

New technology in digital building, particularly Computer Numerical Control (CNC) systems, are changing the way that we design and build wooden structures. Their high level of precision allows us to ...

The earliest known wooden construction in the world was found at Kalambo Falls in northern Zambia. This amazing structure has been dated by the archaeologists to about 476,000 years ago, and is ...

A team used dendrochronology and a form of radiocarbon dating called 'wiggle-matching' to pinpoint, with 95% probability, the years in which an ancient wooden structure's two main components were ...