The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

Historically, Mesopotamia has depended on the Euphrates River and its ... This exceptional situation has enabled researchers to precisely identify and map a complex network of artificial canals ...

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

unlike other parts of Mesopotamia where older irrigation systems were buried beneath newer canals or river sediments. By combining geological maps, satellite imagery, drone photography and ...

Five years later, Dua has only blown up further, and she’s celebrating the milestone with a special release of her track “Physical” with longtime friend and collaborator, Troye Sivan.

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.

Teaching world history is like navigating a vast, intricate map where every era, every culture and every conflict has a place. The real challenge, however, lies in turning this map into a story that ...