Buried in the deserts of the Near East, Egypt, and Central Asia, ancient libraries with troves of knowledge and wisdom have been uncovered.

One week after Islamic militants fled Timbuktu under French bombing strikes, preservationists are deeply uncertain about how to continue protecting the city’s priceless ancient documents — a conundrum ...

(The Conversation) — Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has been part of my daily life for years. Parks and trails surrounding the center connect my neighborhood to the ...

In 1849, English explorer Austen Henry Layard discovered a series of clay tablets in the ruins of Nineveh. Once upon a time, Nineveh was a flourishing city and the capital of the mighty Assyrian ...

Explores the historical significance of libraries and the role of librarians as custodians of knowledge. It reflects on the evolution of libraries from ancient times, highlighting key figures like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the ...

There were no yellow highlighters in ancient Assyria. But librarians of three millenniums ago still had to deal with inconsiderate patrons. Archaeologists have discovered cuneiform notices to any ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Library of Celsus was a famous landmark in its time – and today. Myrsini Mamoli Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Myrsini Mamoli, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Here in Atlanta, ...