Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...
Archeologists working at White Sands National Park in  New Mexico may have uncovered the earliest known traces of such a ...
Three hundred archaeological objects from 15 institutions trace long-distance trade, shared beliefs and cultural exchange ...
Hebrew University researchers uncovered 8,000-year-old pottery showing floral patterns built on precise geometric ...
Home to Gilgamesh, Uruk was the major force of urbanization and state formation during the 4th millennium BC. In Epic of Gilgamesh, the king is said to have built the city’s monumental walls. There ...
Creating a great empire in ancient times was no simple task, and it usually involved a lot of warfare. Ancient Mesopotamia, called by many the cradle of civilization, was also the cradle of organized ...
Leonard Woolley’s excavation of Ur yielded an archaeologist’s dream: a series of intact burials from one of the world's most important ancient cities. Dating from 2600-2300 B.C., a decorative bull's ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...