Archaeologist and scholar Giorgio Buccellati’s book At the Origins of Politics describes how Mesopotamia’s urban revolution ...

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s oldest city in Mesopotamia, shedding more light ...

MESOPOTAMIA, Ohio (WKBN) – An event drawing thousands of visitors to northwestern Trumbull County kicks off Friday. The 51st annual Mesopotamia Ox Roast begins at 10 a.m. Friday. It features ...

At first, like most students of the ancient near east, he wanted to work on Mesopotamia. The 2003 invasion of Iraq put paid to that. At Cleuziou’s suggestion he turned instead to Iran and contacted ...

It’s an intriguing title. The Book of Before & After sounds like a novel by Philip Pullman. In fact it is a translation of ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...

Sixth grade project using Ancient Mesopotamia social studies curriculum and Microsoft Word. In pairs, the students create an ABC book. One student does A-M the other student does N-Z. They brainstorm ...