Researchers have sequenced the genome of a man from ancient Egypt, revealing a genetic link to Mesopotamia. This breakthrough ...

Discover the breathtaking charm of Mardin, perched above the Tigris River, with this stunning drone footage, showcasing its ...

Short articles on the history of architecture. This week: some of the earliest civilizations known to mankind: Megaliths, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt.

Beneath the rugged mountains of southeastern Iran, archaeologists are carefully unearthing traces of a Bronze Age society that could upend the accepted narrative of where writing and urban life began.

The city’s wealth was reflected in its monumental architecture. Uruk’s ziggurat, dedicated to the Sumerian sky god Anu, was completed by the late fourth millennium B.C. Topped with its White ...

Mesopotamian Masterpieces ... a people who founded the first cities, invented writing, created monumental architecture and developed irrigation, poetry and the rule of law.

Mesopotamia is a land of many firsts. ... The citizens of this area contributed to many important discoveries and developments in astronomy, mathematics and architecture.