For thousands of years, spoken language has set humans apart from all other species. The ability to convey complex ideas, ...
A cuneiform tablet from Mesopotamia, found in Iraq Credit: Getty Uruk, the first Mesopotamian city, emerged around 3500 BC, predating the earliest dynasties in Egypt by perhaps half a millennium ...
an absorbing exploration of the culture of Bronze Age Mesopotamia, via the abundant records its people left behind. Those records were written on clay tablets in cuneiform, the world's first writing ...
Sirwan Regional ProjectBeer drinking cups being excavated at Khani Masi. Scientists have long known that beer played an ...