Incorporating frequent questions and student discussion into direct instruction helps boost engagement with the material.

The Code of Justinian, a collection of laws compiled by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, is widely regarded as the foundation of Western law. Image credit: Petar Milošević CC BY-SA 4.0 The Code of ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets ...

New discoveries at an ancient city in Iraq, including written tablets and a game board, may shed light on its hidden history.

The so-called Hammurabi Code is thought to date back to 1762 BC. Its epilogue proclaims that “the powerful may not oppress the weak; the law must protect widows and orphans (…) in order to bring ...

Show more An ancient Babylonian text, Hammurabi’s Code of Laws, forbids the cutting down of street trees without permission. Nearly 4000 years later, threats to our urban trees still arouse the ...

Artifacts from ancient civilisations provide invaluable insights into the cultural, political, and spiritual lives of early ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform ...