The Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax ... continent Eli Wizevich The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that today's historians haven ...

When it receded, it left behind a carpet of fertile soil that fed the world’s first great civilization. Ancient Egypt was, to the ancient world, what the United States has been for the 20th century.

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 ...

That has changed, especially with the December opening of Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilizations, a repository for African art, culture and history. The $34 million project, some 50 years in ...

Building up to Thursday's launch, a dialogue between Amitav Ghosh and Jonathan Spence, we asked participants to share their thoughts on a single question: For two great ancient civilizations who are ...

The game Mahjong Egyptian: The Mystery of the Pharaoh is made in the style of the greatest ancient civilizations. When traveling from one Egyptian sight to the other, you open a new level.

Taking in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, Azamara’s 20-night Ancient Trade Routes itinerary traces an oceanic trade network almost as old as human civilization itself.

A tantalizing $1 million prize has been announced for anyone who can crack one of history’s most elusive puzzles: the Indus ...