When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...
Rivers have always been more than just flowing water. They're lifelines, highways, and silent witnesses to humanity's ...
Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that might have been used as a "cultic space" or temple for worship.
A study reveals that Sumer, the cradle of civilization, rose because of natural tidal irrigation that shaped the world’s ...
New research reveals Sumer’s cities may have risen with the tides, rewriting the origin story of the world’s first ...