Study of tooth enamel reveals that the Sumerians did not eat fish despite living by the sea, challenging what we thought ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research shows the origins of Sumerian civilization were shaped by tides, rivers, and shifting Mesopotamian landscapes.

In the figure of Enheduanna, we see a powerful figure of great creativity, whose passionate praise of the goddess of love ...

A thick band of clay and sand, believed to be the remains of a massive flood, has been discovered beneath ancient ruins in Iraq, reopening a familiar question in archaeology: could earlier human ...

Wondering which country is known as the Cradle of Civilization? Learn about Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, and the historical ...

Catalog of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, from March 18-July 27, 2020. Translated and adapted from L'histoire commence en Mésopotamie, which was published ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many explanations point to fertile soil, farming, and trade networks as the engines of ...