What if the real story of human history is a story itself? To kick off our winter book club, we talk with bestselling author Tamim Ansary about his book, "The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year ...

Recent discoveries in archaeology have unveiled a previously unknown civilization that could fundamentally alter our understanding of human history. This civilization’s unique characteristics and ...

The first writing system appeared roughly 5,000 years ago in Sumer, southern Mesopotamia—modern‑day Iraq. Using a reed stylus ...