When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object’s owner authorized the written document. In this respect, a cylinder seal’s impression is the ...

Back in the day, Ancient Mesopotamia was the place to be. Considering the geographical area of some of humanity’s most ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

The West is reasserting its influence in Iraq through major oil and gas investments led by U.S., European, and UAE firms, ...