At its peak some 3,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was the largest metropolis on Earth.

Early cities like Uruk, Ur, and Eridu became the heart of Mesopotamian civilization. We're not just talking about agriculture here. These cities were also bustling with culture, trade, and innovation.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Tapestry of Power in a Mesopotamian City ” in SA Special Editions Vol. 15 No. 1s (January 2005), p. 60 doi:10.1038 ...

A collection of around 27 statues depicting Gudea, a ruler of an ancient Mesopotamian city, has been found in the south of the region. They are realistic representations of a real person, with details ...

Hidden city. Drone photos taken across a massive site in southern Iraq revealed that buried structures, shown in yellow, from the ancient Mesopotamian city of Lagash clustered in four sectors that ...