Unveiling the mysteries of early civilization, Mesopotamian clay provides valuable insights into the origins of chemistry.

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

The 2025 Yangtze River Civilization Forum kicks off at the Yuelai International Convention Center in Chongqing on Wednesday. ...

Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest ...

International scholars find that Bronze and Iron Age farmers proved resilient in the face of climate change, cultivating grapes and olives in increasingly complex societies ...

Penico's discovery was unveiled in July 2025 by renowned Peruvian archaeologist Dr. Ruth Shady, who has studied the region ...

It’s an incredible revelation that carvings found deep within the Amazon rainforest offer evidence of advanced mathematical ...

This silver bull figurine posing in a human-like manner may have been buried in a ritual to mark a temple boundary 5,000 ...

Rashid’s book is as much a people’s history of Mesopotamia as it is a history of objects, great personages and notable events ...

Despite being known as masters of trade, these seafarers were never a single collective. Different groups built powerful ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. The “Fertile Crescent,” a term coined by University ...