Bloomsbury Auctions/BNPSThis 5,000-year-old tablet depicting beer-making and a signed sales transaction was sold for $230,000. A wealthy American collector purchased an ancient Sumerian tablet for ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Real-time tactical stealth adventure game Sumerian Six will launch for PC via Steam on September 2, publisher Devolver Digital and developer Artificer announced.

Sumerian Six is a strategy video game developed by Artificer and published by Devolver Digital. About Sumerian Six follows the Enigma Squad, a team of scientist commandos composed of the world&#821… ...

Some of the Earliest Known Jokes Were Written Down 4,000 Years Ago Humor has evolved over millennia, with ancient Sumerian jokes offering a glimpse into the past. Could jokes be part of our ...

A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into something cold, can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient, armored fish.

The Sumerians, Maya and other ancient cultures created texts that have lasted hundreds and even thousands of years. Here's what they can teach us about crafting an immortal message.

Modern marines have tested out ancient Greek body armor in an 11-hour simulation of Bronze Age combat and found it to be battle-worthy.

A 4,000-year-old Sumerian proverb about a dog that walks into a tavern has left scholars and thousands of online commenters scratching their heads. The joke’s meaning has been lost, but finding ...

Greek soldiers recreated ancient life conditions in a study to determine if the Dendra panoply, armor used by the Mycenaeans some 3,500 years ago, could stand up to combat. Study authors found it did.