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

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

Iraqi heritage officials warn that climate change is stripping southern Mesopotamia of its treasures, as soaring heat, ...

In the southern plains of Turkish Mesopotamia, are 12 extraordinary sites ... preceded writing by 6,000 years, and the Ziggurat of Ur and the Indus Valley Civilisation by 5,000 years. The only ...

India’s history is undeniably ancient, with the Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic period, and later empires forming the ...

The Sumerians were the first known people to settle in Mesopotamia over 7,000 years ago. Located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern day Iraq), ...

Norwich’s University of East Anglia (UEA) has launched a competition to transform and renew its Grade II*-listed ziggurats, designed by Denys Lasdun in the 1960s [Deadline: 2 December 2025] The ...

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

It has been a good start from Indonesia against a much-stronger Iraq side. Haye had a snap shot at goal from a long way out, but it went wide. That's the third shot from the visitors during the ...

Saracens defeating mercenaries in the service of Byzantium at the Battle of Yarmouk (636 AD) according to a 14th-century illustrated manuscript. The flags of the crescent moon and star can be seen.

The Tower Bridge and the ziggurat building stand behind the recently opened 805 Riverfront apartments in West Sacramento in a drone photograph from Dec. 6, 2024. Hector Amezcua [email protected] ...

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