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The ancient genomic sequences, which were pulled from bones of the inner ear, indicated that the Levant farmers and the Zagros farmers likely mixed in eastern ...

A small but revolutionary group pursued a new idea: That civilization began in the ancient Middle East. In 1919, Breasted founded the Oriental Institute (OI), kicking off a century of archaeology and ...

The film explores the rich cultural and historical significance of the Middle East, highlighting its role as the birthplace of civilization and a crossroads for three continents. It depicts the ...

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 ...

Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia. Three waves of immigrants settled prehistoric Europe.

Dr. Jonathan Valk (Ph.D., New York University) is a historian of the ancient Middle East. He specializes in the history of Assyria in the first and second millennia BCE, a region at the intersection ...