Ground-truthing of the remote sensing work: A) drone images show two minor irrigation canals; B & C) photographs of the two small canals. Credit: J. Jotheri et al. The research, conducted by a ...

Hundreds of administrative tablets dating back over 4,000 years have been discovered by archaeologists. The state archives of the ancient Sumerian site of Girsu, now Tello in the south of Iraq ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern Mesopotamia, shedding new light on early farming practices. The research ...

After the immense international success of "La Disparition de Josef Mengele", Olivier Guez returns with "Mesopotamia" – a novel about Gertrude Bell, a young lady from Victorian high society who became ...

Archaeologist and scholar Giorgio Buccellati’s book At the Origins of Politics describes how Mesopotamia’s urban revolution in the late fourth millennium BC shaped a new mentality.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The herpes virus can travel to the brain during oral sex, scientists warn. They've discovered that people can contract herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in and around the nose, which provides a ...