Have you heard of these seven ancient disasters in America that changed history? Prepare to have your mind blown.

Read about the Ra II papyrus boat expedition led by Thor Heyerdahl in 1970, uncovering ancient maritime routes between Africa ...

Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong For ancient Egyptians, dance was a huge part of daily life For ...

The complex also included a large warehouse and winepress Sonja Anderson The Harlem Renaissance author spent her last years writing about the ancient king. Six decades after her death, her ...

Even American universities took scant notice ... where the stories of ancient civilizations were comfortably distant and romantic. The few people who championed Cahokia and its neighboring mound ...

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 ...