New Research Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About the Origins of Mesopotamian Civilization

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...
Greek Reporter

5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building in Iraq Sheds Light on Ancient Mesopotamia

Archaeologists uncover a monumental 5,000-year-old building in Mesopotamia’s Kani Shaie, revealing Uruk’s cultural reach.

Soil salinity and erosion endanger ancient Mesopotamian sites in Iraq

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...
Science Daily

Ancient tides may have sparked humanity’s first urban civilization

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...
Publishers Weekly

Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History

Assyriologist Al-Rashid debuts with an eclectic history of Mesopotamia framed around an ancient collection of artifacts widely considered to be the first museum. Located in a room in a palace in Ur ...

Cradle of civilisation at risk of erosion in Iraq due to climate change

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Pioneering Mesopotamia scholar to receive one of University’s highest alumni honors

Renowned Mesopotamian scholar Piotr Steinkeller, PhD’77, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Alumni Medal, one of the highest alumni honors awarded by the University. Dating to 1941, the award ...