A mysterious artifact reportedly found in an Egyptian tomb has sparked widespread speculation among historians and ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

This map depicts the geographical span of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), showing ... where a minority of buried individuals yielded ancient DNA matched that of the Rakhigarhi individuals.

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 ...