The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...

At the threshold of written history, when the first civilizations began to consolidate in Mesopotamia and Anatolia, the world ...

The teenagers’ skeletons were unearthed at the cemetery of Basur Höyük where researchers previously uncovered evidence of “grand funerary rituals” and the burial of “spectacular” quantities of ...

Archaeologists are unsure why unrelated teenagers were buried in an elaborate Bronze Age tomb but think their age may be a ...

Follow these basic rules. by Horacio Falcão and Thomas Wiegelmann In a globalized world, businesses increasingly look to international markets for growth. But cutting deals across borders is ...

The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...

In recent years, women in Arab markets during Ramadan have been increasingly wearing the abaya, a traditional, loose-fitting symbol of chastity and dignity. With designers giving it a modern and chic ...

Democrats and Republicans united in April 2024 to pass a bill to ban TikTok in the United States. The bill, signed into law by President Joseph Biden, enacts a further clampdown on the reach of ...

A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of geoarchaeologist Jaafar Jotheri ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s oldest city in Mesopotamia, shedding more light on the rise of farming in the region. Researchers, led by ...