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 ...

He was right in some respects: civilizations are often responsible for their own decline. However, their self-destruction is usually assisted. The study of ancient civilizations and their downfall ...

A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ... Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails in Ancient Rituals ...

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

Ancient civilizations have always fascinated historians ... proves that the details are excessive and worthy of years of ...

he was selective in the areas he chose to study. He wrote that the cultures who lived in Egypt and the Fertile Crescent were white, a designation informed by his own invented racial geography. He ...

Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.

The undeciphered language likely comes from an ancient civilization, and understanding it could provide valuable insights ...

Anthropological study includes the prehistoric past as well as the global present, indigenous peoples as well as cosmopolitan migrants, the customs of ancient civilizations as well as the beliefs of ...