They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

and delves into modern-era discoveries and excavations of Sumerian relics. Through this multifaceted approach, the book vividly showcases the ancient civilization's unique allure. Zhang Yu ...

This 5,000-year-old tablet is believed to hold the world's first signature — and it's on a receipt for beer. Experts believe ...

The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

wrote a scribe of ancient Sumer, portraying a dark time in the ... documenting 10,000 years of civilization that gave the world writing, mathematics and a host of technologies—from paved roads ...

Courtesy Farrar, Straus and Giroux Picture a map of the United States ... In his upcoming book How to Hide an Empire, Immerwahr sets out to tell the history of the Greater United States, what ...

The late political scientist enjoined readers to look for opposition to authoritarian states not in revolutionary vanguards ...

From Ancient Power to Global Leader. Explore India's historical economic dominance, decline under colonialism, and its ...