With so many "lost cities" being discovered, it's natural that ancient civilizations would fascinate us, especially the advanced ones. Many assume technological advancement is a modern phenomenon ...

Astronomers are on the hunt for exoplanets with atmospheric chemicals that could be a sign of an advanced civilization. These chemicals, known as technosignatures, are found on Earth and are the ...

Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.

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 ...

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is offering a $1 million bounty to experts who can successfully interpret the Indus Valley ...

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

The Casarabe society of pre-Columbian Amazonia engineered an advanced water management system, enabling year-round maize ...

Located in the ancient capital Xi’an, the university has long focused on archaeological research in the northwestern region of China, uncovering civilizations from Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang ...