Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

According to archaeology news site Ancient Origins, the Sumerian tablet was first uncovered at the site of the city of Uruk located in ancient Mesopotamia, which is in present-day Iraq. It was part of ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far back as 5000 BC. Image: Ancient artwork from Nineveh, possibly depicting ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered the 5,000-year-old tomb of a high-status woman, revealing women's significant role in ancient ...

Researchers uncovered a remarkably preserved network of over 200 ancient irrigation canals in southern Mesopotamia, revealing sophisticated water management techniques used as early as the sixth ...

PERU: Archaeologists uncovered the carefully preserved remains of a noblewoman from the Caral civilization. They say it ...

Lima: Archaeologists in Peru said they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, ...