New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

The tablets were found within a thick layer of ash from an ancient fire, suggesting they survived a catastrophic event that destroyed part of the city. According to the announcement, the inscribed ...

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Join Dr. Ioannis Syrigos from Ancient Origins as he interviews Eckart Frahm, Yale professor and leading expert on Assyria and Mesopotamian history. Together, they’ll uncover the mysteries of the ...

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The B-list novels of Mary Shelley; I’m in the early stages of drafting a new book about Mary Shelley, so I have to read ...

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Historical records from Sumerian and Assyrian civilisations document copper exports from Oman to Mesopotamia, while numerous ...

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Art Deco became the defining style of the interwar years. But its bold glamour rested on a questionable patchwork of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As the clock struck midnight, a queue had already gathered outside the Shanghai History Museum. In a country ...

A new study reveals that the deadliest weapon of the Bronze Age originated in the Near East around 1600 BCE before spreading ...