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

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, the world’s oldest empire. Marked with the administrative details of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.