Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

The discovery of 'sacrificed' teenagers from 4,800 years ago in the royal tombs of an ancient Mesopotamian civilization ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

Researchers previously assumed that some of the graves at the site were royal burials. A new study presents a different ...