Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research ...

The ancient Greeks shared the Classical world with many fascinating neighboring cultures who rarely receive much mainstream attention.

When the boy Shankara came before his gurutobe for the first time he was asked the usual question Who are you Shankara responded in an unusual manner He replied in verse a short poem of six stanzas co ...

Every story about descent starts with a pull, something that draws you downward, whether you’re ready or not. In Inanna’s ...

Before the flood Eridu was a foundational city in Sumerian culture, the world’s earliest known civilization, which flourished from around the fourth to second millennia B.C. in what is now Iraq.

Around 2300 B.C.E., the Mesopotamian king Sargon —a native of the elusive Akkad—conquered Girsu and other Sumerian cities, and he whipped them into administrative shape.

At its peak, it covered hundreds of hectares worth of land, but it was one of the independent Sumerian cities that were conquered around 2300BC by the Mesopotamian king Sargon.

The newly excavated trench at the site of the ancient city-state of Lagash. ASAAD NIAZI/AFP LAGASH, Iraq — Archaeologists in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a tavern dating back nearly ...

This proto-cuneiform tablet represents the first step in managing complex systems of trade and administration as cities grew and economies became more sophisticated in Mesopotamia.

The Middle East is one of the most ancient regions on Earth. The world’s first manmade cities were built here; Damascus, Syria, Jericho, Palestine, and Byblos, Lebanon. For thousands of years, its ...