The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, officially opens on the 1st.

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...

From the early civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia to our present-day globalized society, readers will learn how humans interacted―and still interact―with the environment around them, as well as the ...

Egypt will open the GEM on Nov. 1, marking the long-awaited opening of what will be the largest complex dedicated to a ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

The Elamite Empire, which dates back to 3200 539 BCE, is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations in the world, that ...

Facsimile of an agricultural scene found in the tomb chapel of Nakht, a scribe and astronomer who probably lived during the reign of Thutmose IV Public domain via Wikimedia Commons From mummified ...

Long before the Inka (commonly known as Inca in English) rose to power, a mysterious civilization bloomed on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Known as Tiwanaku, it began as a humble farming village in the ...