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 ...

Discover the fascinating history of cat domestication and genetic analysis results, revealing how ancient Egyptians played a ...

“It would be really exciting to tell the story of Qabra from its own point of view because one thing that historians of the ancient Middle East know well is that certain kinds of ancient ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.