A horizontal zigzag frieze wraps itself around the Praça do Comércio’s facade. It is intersected with downward-pointing ...

This statue covered in gold leaf and semiprecious stones may have been used in ancient Mesopotamian sunrise rituals.

The diamond pattern on the statues' bases may represent mountains — specifically those on the eastern horizon of Ur where the sun rises. Daily sunrise was very important in ancient Mesopotamia.

who told administrators that the object had been sourced from a site outside of Ur, the ancient capital of Mesopotamia. The artefact cycled through several owners, including Symes, before entering ...

You may like Ram in the Thicket: A 4,500-year-old gold statue from the royal cemetery at Ur Ancient Egyptian ... to 631 B.C. He is flanked by the ancient Mesopotamian gods Ashur and Ishtar ...

In Ancient Mesopotamia, we know that there was gambling on the throw of dice. Not just the 4-sided board game dice, but irregular dice made from animal bones. You can play the Royal Game of Ur online.

The oldest civilisation we know is the Sumerian - located ... of mounds - the remains of ancient buildings - covering acres of land, dominated by the huge bulk of a ziggurat.

Some cities—notably Agade (location unknown), Ur, Babylon, and Nineveh— became imperial capitals that were renowned and feared throughout the ancient world. Indeed, when Alexander the Great conquered ...