Most of us are certain that behind every country's name there's a glorious history, but the truth is much simpler: it all ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

Around 2112 B.C., the Sumerian king Ur-Namma (r. 2112–2095 B.C.) united the city-states of southern Mesopotamia into a short-lived kingdom known today as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Ur III. More than ...

In this op-ed, American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller shows how the principles of irrigation haven’t changed. The ...

Two small clay cylinders, pulled from the soil of central Iraq, have given Nebuchadnezzar II his first clear voice at the ancient city of Kish. Their cuneiform inscriptions describe how the ...

Long before GPS, satellite images or even written directions, humans faced a simple but serious problem: how do you remember where things are? Where is the rive ...

Various patterns of Antiquity, chromolithograph, published in... Various patterns of antiquity: 1-5 Assyrian: 1) Nimrud; 2) Nineveh; 3 - 5) Dur Šarrukin (Khorsabad). 6 - 15 Egyptian: 6) Ornament of a ...

A fresh translation of a fragmentary Sumerian tablet has revealed one of the world's oldest surviving narratives featuring a cunning fox as an unlikely hero. The ancient clay tablet, designated Ni ...

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Mesopotamia, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is recognized as the earliest cradle of civilization due to its development of complex urban centers. This region fostered early farming, ...

Local bronze coins, imitation aurei and a silver bracelet found at Tell Abraq. Credit: Michele Degli Esposti / Open Access New archaeological research highlights Tell Abraq as a key point of ...

ICSE Class 10 Geography Exam Pattern 2025-26: The ICSE Class 10 Exams 2026 are expected to be held between February and March 2026, and students should start preparing early by understanding the ICSE ...