Text by Deborah Cannarella. Photo by Raccoon London.
In June, more than 300 members of the Yale community—including alumni, friends, faculty, and staff—gathered at the Savoy Hotel in London for the “For Humanity...
Text by Mike Cummings. Photo by Allie Barton.
Turning the pages of a manuscript copy of the Maʿrifetnāme, an 18th-century encyclopedia authored by the Ottoman scholar and Sufi poet İbrāhīm Ḥaḳḳī Efendi, can lead...
Text by Susan Gonzalez.
In his new book “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” (Basic Books), Yale professor Eckart Frahm offers a comprehensive history of the ancient civilization (circa 2025...
Text by Mike Cummings. Portrait by Dan Renzetti. Photo illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein.
When archaeological scientist Andrew Koh unearths a dusty artifact, say a clay pot or alabaster jar, the last thing he’...