The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

The Sumerian King List begins with the very origin of kingship, which is seen as a divine institution: “the kingship had descended from heaven.” The rulers in the earliest dynasties are represented as ...

Ancient artefacts unearthed from a Bronze Age city in modern-day Iraq could help shed light on the history of Mesopotamia. The objects date to about 1800 BCE and include a game board, large structural ...

Archaeology & History A Trove of 500 Ancient Babylonian Treasures Was Just Unearthed The discoveries shed new light on life in ancient Mesopotamia.

This ancient mud brick was stamped with an inscription mentioning the Mesopotamian king Iakun-Diri. Researchers sampled it for their study and are excited about how artifacts like this can help us ...

Matthew D. Howland This ancient mud brick was stamped with an inscription mentioning the Mesopotamian king Iakun-Diri. Researchers sampled it for their study and are excited about how artifacts ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a series ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Nearly 100 missing tablets and other archaeological objects from ancient Mesopotamia have been found in Norway and seized, police said Friday. Authorities said they ...

Not only can it help with dating artifacts, but may also teach experts more about the history of Earth’s magnetic field, which changes in strength over time.

“It is really exciting that ancient artifacts from Mesopotamia help to explain and record key events in Earth history such as fluctuations in the magnetic field,” said study coauthor Mark ...