These gingerbread tablets are SUPER DELICIOUS and the perfect ancient eat for something modern. The Epic of Gilgamesh is ...

In Saudi Arabia’s AlUla valley, the ancient city of Hegra, once a critical stop on the Incense Route, is slowly revealing its rich history. Archaeologists are assessing the condition of tombs, with a ...

Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

Explore the top 5 largest domes in the world, including Singapore National Stadium, AT&T Stadium, and Oita Stadium. Discover ...

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Neurospirituality crosses multiple disciplines to study how and why the human brain has a sense of the divine. Evidence is ...

WHILE Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most famous stone circle, Scotland is home to one that is possibly older. The Stones of Stenness in Orkney date back 5000 years and stand alongside other ...

Forma, a contemporary arts organisation based in Bermondsey, will be unveiling a sculpture based on the excavated remains of ...

How humans moved large rocks to construct monuments has fueled many theories, even though it is a matter of physics and coordinated efforts by a large workforce. A more interesting concept to explore ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

It originated in ancient Mesopotamia, in what is now modern-day Iraq, around 3100 BCE. It was mainly used by the Sumerian people for keeping records, writing religious texts and telling stories.

Female rulers in ancient Mesopotamia were rare. But those who did rule made their mark on history. In the Neo-Assyrian regime of the ninth century B.C., one woman commanded an entire empire ...