A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals ...

Ancient scripts were a window into the linguistic practices of people, which were influenced by their cultural setting. A fragment of a Sumerian tablet was proof of this, as a team of researchers ...

A cuneiform clay tablet that has puzzled scholars for over 150 years has been translated for the first time. The tablet is now known to be a contemporary Sumerian observation of an asteroid impact at ...

Archaeologists in Tello excavating the 4,500-year-old Sumerian city of Girsu unearthed a long-lost temple sanctuary and palace, photos show. Sébastien Rey Photo from The Girsu Project via The British ...