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Are you as assured as Ashurbanipal about your knowledge of Mesopotamia, or as dim as Nimrud?

Around the globe, there are ancient sites shrouded in mystery,places where history, science, and myth intersect in baffling ways. In this video, we explore some of the world’s most unexplained ...

The current era of Middle East violence began almost immediately after the founding of the State of Israel in 1948. While the ...

Earlier archeological evidence has shown trade links between Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as similarities in pottery-making ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , according to ...

The Old Testament in the light of the ancient East by Jeremias, Alfred, 1864-1935; Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter), 1857-1920; Beaumont, C. L., Mrs., tr Publication date 1911 Topics Bible ...