Remarkable Ancient Shrines Discovered in Temple Burnt Down 2,600 Years Ago
The latest findings cast light on the history of a major civilization that is considered to be one of the world's first ...
ZME Science on MSN2d
This 5,500-year-old Kish tablet is the oldest written document
The Kish tablet is “only” 5,500 years old, whereas the oldest cave painting that features three humans and a pig dates back ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN16d
Ancient societies in Mesopotamia resisted centralized authority: Study
Researchers from University of Glasgow have found origins of early governing institutions in Mesopotamia, which were based on ...
Nature23d
Ancient Mesopotamia and the Beginnings of Science
THE thesis which it is proposed to outline here embodies the following propositions: (1) Available evidence points to Mesopotamia as the oldest known centre of scientific observation permanently ...
7,000-year-old sculpture resembling an alien creature links Stone Age societies
A mysterious clay figurine dating back 7,000 years was recently discovered in the Arabian Gulf — and it bears a striking ...
Live Science on MSN19d
5,000-year-old artifacts in Iraq hint at mysterious collapse of one of the world's 1st governments
Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.
Greek Reporter4d
4,500-Year-Old Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq Desert
A Sumerian palace discovered in Iraq dates back 4,500 years and helps to understand one of the first civilizations in human ...
UMass Lowell28d
HIST.1050 Western Civilization I (Formerly 43.105)
This course surveys some important issues and tendencies in the history of Western Civilization from its origins through the early modern period, including ancient Mesopotamia, classical Greece and ...