Think about walking through ruins that have witnessed empires rise and fall, where kings once ruled and civilizations ...

In this two-part article, the author presents an overview of what various ancient textual artifacts “remember” about the earliest loan closings ...

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The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries.People have roamed ...

On a serene plain in southwestern Iran, the stepped ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil has stood for more than 3,500 years, making it the best-preserved ziggurat outside Mesopotamia and one of the rare ...

The names and symbols associated with the zodiac signs are deeply rooted in ancient mythology and traits attributed to each ...

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.

Climate change, invasions, and economic decline contributed to the collapse of Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations.

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...