Science had long ignored the stone pyramids of Norte Chico, which rise about 100 miles north of Lima in Peru. Though impressive to look at–some of the terraced structures were as tall as an e… ...

A Cradle of Civilization Rocked by War. By Thomas H. Maugh II . ... Before the discovery, researchers had believed that civilization began 400 miles southeast at Ur and Uruk, ...

The Cradle of Civilization; Going Back Home to Make Peace Within. Published: ; Aug. 01, 2007, 6:53 p.m.

As a soft breeze drifted through the morning air, the torch relay for the World Games was held for the first time in the ...

Bill Murray and Mira Wang dance in New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization Dorn Music. This being an evening with Bill Murray, of course there are moments of humor, as when he sings “I Feel ...

One of the pedestals explains Syria’s claim to be the “Cradle of Civilization,” and home to several different civilizations. In addition, ...

Now director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Dr. Potts returns to that first love as co-curator of a new exhibition, “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins,” opening at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles ...

In the city of Ur, where Abraham was born and grew up, Sumerian kings oversaw the construction of a great ziggurat. The topmost section has been reconstructed and stands today within view of Camp ...