Mesopotamia, the world's oldest civilisation, arose in ancient Iraq, pioneering writing, law, and science. Explore its ...

In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent ...

History has long celebrated its ancient world pioneers, yet many great deeds of overlooked figures have faded with their ...

For 6775 years the Assyrians have been an indigenous population of Mesopotamia, with a continuous presence in what is today northern Iraq and the wider region. Our identity is not solely religious, ...

In anticipation of its big move, Milwaukee Public Museum is hosting five "Greatest Hits" months celebrating favorite exhibits ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events ...

The Trump administration is increasingly resembling a government previously abominated by the current US president as entangling, bumbling, and prone to fantasies. President George W. Bush was well ...

Because animals have a limited capability of understanding human language, they cannot “read” the way humans do.

The Dispilio Tablet, a wooden artifact engraved with linear symbols and dated to around 5260 BC, was discovered in a ...

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers ...

For those in Georgia who believe in luck and superstitions, there are several rules to follow to ensure good fortune in the ...

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...