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5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first cities

The structure dates from between about 3300 to 3100 B.C. during the Uruk period, which is named after Uruk in southern Mesopotamia. Ancient Uruk was a city of up to 80,000 people, spread out over an ...
Science Daily

Ancient tides may have sparked humanity’s first urban civilization

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

New Research Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About the Origins of Mesopotamian Civilization

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...
The Debrief

In Ancient Sumer, This Force of Nature May Have Propelled the First Urban Revolution, a Surprise Discovery Reveals

New research reveals Sumer’s cities may have risen with the tides, rewriting the origin story of the world’s first ...
Greek Reporter

5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building in Iraq Sheds Light on Ancient Mesopotamia

Archaeologists uncover a monumental 5,000-year-old building in Mesopotamia’s Kani Shaie, revealing Uruk’s cultural reach.
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This 12,500-Year-Old Mine Proves Civilization Didn’t Start in Mesopotamia

Buried beneath the waters of Quintana Roo, Mexico lies a discovery that breaks the historical timeline wide open — a 12,500-year-old ochre mine carved into limestone by organized hands. These weren’t ...
Greek Reporter

Sumer, the Cradle of Civilization, May Have Risen Because of the Tides

A study reveals that Sumer, the cradle of civilization, rose because of natural tidal irrigation that shaped the world’s ...
Mahoning Matters

Owner of bed & breakfast shares what life’s like in historic Mesopotamia

There are a total of seven bedrooms available to rent in the Old Stone House Bed and Breakfast, first built in 1815.