News

A team of ancient literature experts have deciphered a Mesopotamain text that was missing for over 1,000 years. Etched on ...
478 artifacts were found during the archaeological dig in the Al-Fayadiya district, including cylindrical seals and cuneiform tablets. The discoveries shed new light on life in ancient Mesopotamia ...
6,000-year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing. Laura Baisas. Tue, November 5, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC. 3 min read.
New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...
Ca. 2300–2000 b.c. The head likely depicts a Mesopotamian ruler and is one of the earliest known life-size lost-wax metal sculptures to survive. It had been thought that the head was virtually ...
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 ...
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History Moudhy Al-Rashid. Norton, $31.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-324-03642-5 ...
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 ...