Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

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A provocative new theory suggests that the original Garden of Eden may not have been in Mesopotamia, roughly modern-day Iraq, ...

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“They record all aspects of Sumerian life, and above all they name real people, their names, their jobs,” he said. “The new tablets and sealings provide tangible evidence of a Sumerian city ...

“They record all aspects of Sumerian life, and above all they name real people, their names, their jobs,” he said. “The new tablets and sealings provide tangible evidence of a Sumerian city and its ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems ...

Once part of ancient Mesopotamia, Başur Höyük is dated to between 3100 ... focusing on the idea of adolescence as an important life stage in this society. Ancient DNA analysis of nine skeletons from ...

A provocative new theory suggests that the original Garden of Eden may not have been in Mesopotamia, roughly modern-day Iraq, as has been long-assumed — but rather in Egypt, under the towering shadow ...