The late political scientist enjoined readers to look for opposition to authoritarian states not in revolutionary vanguards ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

Agricultural surplus? Dense populations ... Tomb after tomb of lavishly appointed burials containing prestige objects were uncovered in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur. It was an extraordinary dig ...

The study of astrology and astronomy dates back to Mesopotamian civilisation ... closely monitored the moon's cycles to coordinate agricultural tasks, festivals and large-scale architectural ...

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s public acknowledgment of Akitu reflects the KRG’s commitment to fostering an inclusive ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Dhi Qar province has recorded the highest displacement rate due to desertification and drought in Iraq, ...

A roughly 4,800-year-old royal Mesopotamian cemetery in eastern Turkey appears to complicate existing theories about how some ...

Apr. 4, 2025 — A new study compares two scallop farming methods, ear-hanging and lantern net culture, over a complete grow-out cycle to determine which approach yields the best results for ...

In the study, "Inequality at the Dawn of the Bronze Age: The Case of Başur Höyük, a 'Royal' Cemetery at the Margins of the Mesopotamian World," published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal ...

Donald Trump campaigned on widespread tariffs in 2024. Photo / supplied United States President Donald Trump’s dramatic tariff announcement has upended a decades-long status quo for global trade.

Agricultural genetics is the applied study of the effects of genetic variation and selection used to propagate valuable heritable trait combinations in crop plants and farm animals. The discipline ...