New discoveries at an ancient city in Iraq, including written tablets and a game board, may shed light on its hidden history.

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform ...

And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen…” Revelation, 14:08 This verse from the Bible ...

Artifacts from ancient civilisations provide invaluable insights into the cultural, political, and spiritual lives of early ...

She says the essence of 2024 was a continuous loop of light and darkness. But she also writes: “It hasn’t been a great year ...

Hammurabi began his 42-year reign as “king” of Babylon (located in present-day Iraq), in 1792 BC. What most history books fail to mention is that, like other governors of the City-State of Mesopotamia ...

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Modern: PNAS / Lauri Nummenmaa et al., Mesopotamian: Juha Lahnakoski It’s common for humans to express our emotions with phrases related to the body. For example, butterflies in the stomach ...

Excavations at the site have given insights into the Ubaid culture, which spread in its heyday from Mesopotamia to Anatolia and the Arabian peninsula. A recent dig has uncovered several small but ...