The Middle East is a living testament to humanity’s earliest civilizations. Ancient stones whisper tales of empires past, and present-day life flourishes amid historical wonders. From bustling ...

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 ...

A small but revolutionary group pursued a new idea: That civilization began in the ancient Middle East. In 1919, Breasted founded the Oriental Institute (OI), kicking off a century of archaeology and ...

New findings at Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets and monumental ruins, reveal insights into Middle Bronze Age life and ...

Before the current written scripts, texts, and linguistic manuscripts, there were various oldest writing systems emerging ...

By Islam Salah The Middle East is home to some of the most remarkable architectural achievements in history. From the ...

Known as a wind catcher, it is currently used in buildings in the Middle East and Central Asia ... constant summer air conditioning. These ancient civilizations can teach us how.

Learn about the journey of the Greek language from its ancient origins to the vernacular of modern Greece through the lens of ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

The precious pre-Islamic artifacts destroyed by the jihadists are now in pieces, but the archaeologists working in Nimrud are undaunted by the colossal task they face ...

Debuting in the 2005/6 academic year, the Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies is an expansion of the existing Department of Egyptology, founded at Brown in 1948. This new ...

McCarron’s new book, The Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilization, is the sobering yet often ... travel accounts and filmed documentaries, including of the Middle East’s Holy ...