Uruk was one such important city and the most popular in Sumerian history. It was the first major city of the Sumerian ...

Sumeria, Mesopotamia, is considered the world's oldest civilization, existing between 4500 and 2100 BCE. Today, travelers can ...

Today, scholars at the OI and across the University continue shaping the study of the early civilization through archaeological work and their research on the world ... History, Art History and the ...

Our list takes a broad disciplinary and geographically inclusive approach to understanding humanity’s ancient past, with an emphasis on seeing ancient civilizations as fluid sites of crosscultural ...

(CNN)-- Researchers with a Malaysian university said they have uncovered evidence of an iron industry that dates to the 3rd Century, A.D., and proves that ancient civilizations in Southeast Asia ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt's most iconic monument, is the last of the ancient world's wonders. Built for Pharaoh Khufu over 4,500 years ago, it held the record as the tallest man-made structure ...

We use sound and stories to bring history to life and put you into the middle of it. From ancient civilizations to forgotten figures, we take you directly to the moments that shaped our world.

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains lies an ancient treasure, the stone city of Petra. A UNESCO World Heritage ... the ruins of lost civilizations inflamed the ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at ... which was eventually used by many languages and civilizations across the ...

Civilizations have recognized the power of cities to heat themselves up and cool themselves for centuries. City architects in ancient Rome ... for a Climate Changed World,” modern cities ...