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 ...

Recent discoveries in archaeology have unveiled a previously unknown civilization that could fundamentally alter our understanding of human history. This civilization’s unique characteristics and ...

We know what the oldest civilizations in the world are thanks to archaeology, but there are many others we are only just discovering. Throughout human history, forgotten civilizations that shaped ...