What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ...

When it comes to operating beyond the limits of the known world into the world of imagination, [the tablet] is indispensable, ...

5/5 Neil MacGregor with one of the extraordinary giant figures from Easter Island.

A set of stone steps “built by the devil” is thought to be the oldest bridge in the UK. The ancient Tarr Steps is a clapper ...

From Mexico to Easter Island, the followers of many world religions used objects to become closer to their gods. Neil MacGregor finds five such devotional items ...

Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, dubbed the world's loneliest island, lies halfway between South Africa and Antarctica. A whopping 1,400 miles away from humans, the nearest inhabited ...

The first step in developing a security road map is methodical — not ad hoc — definition and measurement ... Data Group (IDG Inc.), the world’s leading tech media, data, and marketing ...

Beginning Tuesday, world leaders will discuss three wars, climate change, rising sea levels and proposals to expand representation on the Security Council. One person is dead and seven others are ...

From The Rise Of Romanticism To The Modern Period ENGL 25000 Great American Books ENGL 26400 The Bible as Literature ENGL 26600 World Literature: From the Beginnings to 1700 A.D. ENGL 26700 World Lit ...

The world does not revolve around us, and while it might feel like it sometimes, things as simple as knowing what day and year it is varies wildly depending on who you’re talking to. There are ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most ... Delphi was considered to be the omphalos - the center (literally navel) of the world. People came from all over Greece and beyond ...

“The Laurel Highlands region is annually ranked among the nation’s best destinations for fall foliage, and this 68-mile-long ...