The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...
Going big and going early leads to an uptick in public interest and in those necessary donations. Unfortunately, it also ...
A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...
Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding ...
More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello in ...
This week, the Carbondale Clay Center celebrates over 30 artists who have played a pivotal role in the center’s development ...
In an instant, dark clouds engulfed the sky, obscuring the scorching sun in Al-Hizamat, a small village near Afak district in Iraq's Diwaniyah Governorate. Rain was imminent. Almost. A few minutes ...
The state archives of the ancient Sumerian site of Girsu ... Sébastien Rey, the British Museum’s curator for ancient Mesopotamia and director of the Girsu Project, said he has been astonished ...
When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...
Beer is celebrated as one of the most popular and ancient alcoholic beverages globally. The article highlights the historical significance, diverse brewing methods, and worldwide consumption ...