From the Rosetta Stone and the Antikythera Mechanism to ancient letters and mathematical manuscripts, discover 15 historic ...

Around 1200 BCE, some of the most powerful civilizations in the eastern Mediterranean began to experience extraordinary upheaval. Cities were destroyed, trade networks faltered, and kingdoms that had ...

Earth’s deep past leaves plenty of unanswered questions. None currently proves an alien visit, but scientists know the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a ...

The Egyptians working on the pyramids are helping create a culture that will last more than 3,000 years—it will be one of the longest-lasting civilizations in the world. During that time, ancient ...

A look at how ancient civilizations may have interpreted the Milky Way when they looked up at the night sky.

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 ...