Lost cities, missing tombs, and unexplained occurrences. History still holds unanswered questions for these seven events.

Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?

Unearth the mysteries of ancient civilizations as you journey through time in our captivating exhibit. Discover the ...

History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major ...

With new translations from the long-extinct Hittite language, UChicago Ph.D. student Naomi Harris brought verses from clay ...

Ancient Cuneiform Script found in a Czech cave surprises researchers as they investigate whether it reflects lost cultural links.

The biggest archaeological discoveries of 2025 reveal lost cities, royal tombs, and breakthroughs reshaping history.

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

The legacy of renowned Greek writer and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) made a symbolic "third visit" to China recently, through a dedicated conference and film screening held in Chongqing, ...

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...