When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object’s owner authorized ...

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

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

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

A recent study is changing the understanding of how urbanization developed in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the analysis, the emergence of the Sumerian civilization was not only the result of ...

A planet is about to be destroyed by the collapse of a binary star system in Slow Gods, Claire North’s first venture into ...

Research shows that ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer, the world’s first civilization. Shifting deltas and tidal rhythms ...

Imagine stumbling upon a piece of genuine history while doing something totally mundane, like cleaning out your garage or ...

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

For millennia, ancient civilizations have left us clues about the importance of living in harmony with nature. Despite the warnings etched in stone tablets, whispered through sacred texts, and painted ...