A group of archaeologists has successfully deciphered a4,000-year-old collection of cuneiform tablets that reveal ominous ...

All societies have had ways of understanding nature based on their experiences of it. For example, farmers need to understand the seasons and weather to know when to plant and harvest their crops.

A fierce rivalry between four scholars ignited a race to crack the world’s oldest writing, unlocking the secrets of Mesopotamia after millennia of silence.

They range in date from c.2500 BC to c.500 BC and were written in the ancient Akkadian (Babylonian) language in cuneiform script. This vital post-excavation work to analyse and interpret these ...

Following Arnold’s account, similar sightings increased in frequency, particularly in the United States. However, early reports rarely suggested alien visitors. Instead, speculation focused on ...

“The problem with this tablet is that – we could read the script because it was written in Babylonian cuneiform, and we know the value of the signs – but we didn’t have any idea what it ...