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

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

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

Buried beneath the waters of Quintana Roo, Mexico lies a discovery that breaks the historical timeline wide open — a 12,500-year-old ochre mine carved into limestone by organized hands. These weren’t ...

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

Imagine stumbling upon a piece of genuine history while doing something totally mundane, like cleaning out your garage or ...

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

As soon as Abraham Van Helsing understands the danger in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, he gathers together his allies to explain ...

For 5,000 years, there has been dancing, processions, rituals and feasts. What have we celebrated, from Africa to Asia, ...

Money shapes every aspect of modern life, but its journey from ancient commodities to digital currency spans thousands of ...

The tablets were found within a thick layer of ash from an ancient fire, suggesting they survived a catastrophic event that destroyed part of the city. According to the announcement, the inscribed ...