Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

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 ...

Recovered from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera, this bronze device is considered one of the most advanced technological artifacts of the ancient world. With a complex system of gears ...

Elizabeth I died childless so was succeeded by her cousin, James VI of Scotland, who henceforth assumed the title of James I of England as well. James's accession meant that the three separate ...

After the historic success of Pushpa 2, Allu Arjun is teaming up with Atlee for a mega-budget ‘Parallel Universe’ film, and the prep work for the same is going on in full swing. According to ...

The Sumerians were the people of southern Mesopotamia, with their civilization emerging around 3000 BC, and became regarded as one of the cradles of human civilization. In the following more than ...

As defence lawyer Fanie Harmse pressed Lombaard further, conflicting accounts and timelines added new layers of uncertainty to the case. Kelly Smith during the cross-examination of Lourentia ...

Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news ...

“Sargon developed this new form of governance by conquering all the Sumerian cities of Mesopotamia, creating what most historians call the first empire in the world,” Girsu Project Director ...

"The timeline came to the point where we had to decide, is Starliner coming back with us or without us?" Wilmore said during a call with reporters that he and Williams held from the ISS on Sept.