Up until the last lecture, we have studied the history of Mesopotamian civilization, from the Sumerians to the Assyrians and ...

When Mary Beard’s broadcasting career took off in her mid-50s, she became one of Great Britain’s best-known and most beloved academics thanks to her candor, knowledge about the ancient world and ...

The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...

CU Boulder acknowledges that it is located on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute and many other Native American nations. Their forced removal from these ...

Something about vanished civilizations grabs us by the collar and won’t let go. Here were societies that built monumental architecture, developed writing systems, engineered complex water networks, ...

The mysteries of ancient civilizations have captivated humanity for millennia. From the towering pyramids of Egypt to the legendary battles of ancient Rome, these early societies continue to spark our ...