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 ...

Writing, laws, cities, and science—these and other innovations were devised by the enterprising peoples living in Sumer, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, some 5,000 years ago. High ...

An eccentric idea from the 1970s may rewrite everything we believe we know about the New Testament.

Once the heart of Sumerian civilization, the Great Ziggurat of Ur rose above the Mesopotamian plains 4,000 years ago. Built to honor the moon god Nanna, this stepped temple stood as both a place of ...

Truffles have graced our planet for millions of years, yet they still provoke mystery. In modern days, many of us light up ...

The robbers employed a portable electric ladder to break into a second-floor wing of the Paris museum that holds the French ...

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

After nearly three years of having it at our fingertips, Australians are now becoming increasingly wary of artificial ...

Here in Britain, brewing has been omnipresent for centuries too. Today it remains a cultural touchstone, a societal fixture ...

In Ken Liu's All That We See or Seem, a once-famous hacker must find a missing dream-weaver. One for AI fans, but it didn't ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

In 2001 a flood of archaeological objects began appearing in the antiquities market seemingly out of nowhere. For sale were distinctive pieces of jewelry, weapons, finely crafted ceramics, drinking ...