New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...

A study reveals that Sumer, the cradle of civilization, rose because of natural tidal irrigation that shaped the world’s ...

Long before municipal water treatment plants and chlorination, ancient societies faced the same essential challenge we ...

Research shows that ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer, the world’s first civilization. Shifting deltas and tidal rhythms ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many explanations point to fertile soil, farming, and trade networks as the engines of ...

The Great Ziggurat of Ur dedicated to the Moon god. Ziggurats were massive structure typical for Mesopotamia. Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the ziggurats. Woods ...

A recent study is changing the understanding of how urbanization developed in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the analysis, the emergence of the Sumerian civilization was not only the result of ...

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...

Iraq's ancient Mesopotamian sites face erosion from climate change, threatening cultural heritage and archaeological ...

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilization, with thousands of years of history at ...