In a revelation that bridges millennia, the Babylonian Map of the World, or "Imago Mundi," has emerged as a dazzling relic of ancient geography ... in the museum’s Middle East department.

An ancient collection ... Shalev said the maps teach us a lot about the trends in Europe in the 16th century, perhaps even more than they show us the situation of the Middle East at the time.

The area represents a “microcosm of the larger Middle East in terms of its geography, its social complexity and its political history,” explained Harrison via Skype from Antioch, an ancient Greek city ...

Well now you can! The Nixon Presidential Library & Museum will host “The Ancient World: Unlocking The Middle East” for the next year. The new exhibit, which features dozens of artifacts and ...