The oldest religious text in the world date back thousands of years, though many religions were initially passed on through spoken word. These religious texts are some of the oldest in human history.

Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that might have been used as a "cultic space" ...

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...

Archaeologists uncover a monumental 5,000-year-old building in Mesopotamia’s Kani Shaie, revealing Uruk’s cultural reach.

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

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

The tablets were found within a thick layer of ash from an ancient fire, suggesting they survived a catastrophic event that destroyed part of the city. According to the announcement, the inscribed ...

The City of Kamloops has received a national award for its cultural strategic plan. In a news release, the city said the 2025 Creative City Impact Award in Cultural Planning was presented at a summit ...

Lullabies are not a recent invention. In fact, they stretch back thousands of years, undoubtedly to the time before written history. Many ancient Mesopotamian lullabies, from the cultures of Babylon, ...

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R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died Tuesday, leaving behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer," his family said. The influential music star, ...

Decades of Bidayuh heritage, including priceless artefacts — some decades old — were lost in a fire at the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) on Sunday night (Oct 12). According to the Sarawak Fire and ...