At Kurd Qaburstan, an ancient site in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, archaeologists have uncovered the first substantial group ...

Many archaeologists believe the famed tower from the Book of Genesis may have had a real historical counterpart in ancient ...

Wisnom brings the world’s first civilisation back to life with exquisite detail, excellent delivery, and the ability to ...

The findings indicate that the origins of the state and its institutions in Mesopotamia are, at least in part, in their capacity to provide food to members. Recent excavations at the Shakhi Kora ...

From the ruins of the last Sumerian kingdom, a ruthless generation of warlords carved a fragmented and war-torn Mesopotamia into rival dynasties, but one man among them, Shamshi-Adad, would forge ...

Driving north out of Samawa towards Baghdad, a short way beyond the Euphrates bridge, a tarmac track leaves the main road, heading eastwards into a scarred, dun-coloured wasteland. Soon you enter the ...

The idea of Mesopotamia has intoxicated the West for centuries. Alastair Sooke takes a look at a civilisation where much of modern culture took form. “Everybody has heard of the Hanging Gardens of ...

A radically expanded view of the origin of civilization, extending far beyond Mesopotamia is being proposed. Mesopotamia is widely believed to be the cradle of civilization, but a growing body of ...

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental challenge. Many millennia ago, the tides turned for ancient Sumerians who ...

Archaeologists have recently uncovered the first substantial group of cuneiform administrative tablets found in the greater Erbil region. The site also contains evidence of large-scale destruction, ...