The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three Victorian amateurs were determined to solve the puzzle.

The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well as evidence of a cult of personality around a particularly charismatic rule ...

The German archaeological mission, led by Dr. Margret van Es, has concluded its activities in the historic city of Uruk (modern-day Warka in Iraq) during the spring 2025 season. The work has focused ...

A new exhibition opening in Paris today showcases archaeological artefacts from Gaza, once a major commercial crossroads ...

The teenagers’ skeletons were unearthed at the cemetery of Basur Höyük where researchers previously uncovered evidence of ...

University College London, the University of Central Lancashire, Ege University, and other institutions have discovered that ...

Basur Höyük was positioned between the Mesopotamian cities and the tribal populations of Anatolia, giving it a key role in the diffusion of ideas, technologies, and power structures. From the study of ...

Oxford historian, Dr Moudhy Al Rashid, on her book Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History ...

Around 2300 B.C.E., the Mesopotamian king Sargon—a native of the elusive Akkad—conquered Girsu and other Sumerian cities, and he whipped them into administrative shape. “Sargon developed ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

Priests, princes, or plenty? The only way to answer these questions is to dig deep, and this is what archaeologists have done for hundreds of years in the tall mounds of built-up mudbrick that are the ...