Many of our practices and behaviours go back four thousand years. For example, the Danish archaeologists found evidence that Failakawis dove for pearls 4000 years ago, but the elementary history books ...

In the arid desert of southern Iraq, the remains of one of the world’s oldest cities can be found. This is Eridu, created by the gods as the starting point of civilization in Sumerian mythology.

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

Arsenal managed to extend the Premier League title race until at least Sunday, but not in the fashion they would have hoped after Crystal Palace fought back twice to earn a 2-2 draw at Emirates ...

This 5,000-year-old tablet is believed to hold the world's first signature — and it's on a receipt for beer. Experts believe ...

If you're one for the royals, a stop at the Palace of Holyroodhouse is a must. The palace is the official Scottish residence of the king and has housed many other notable royal figures throughout ...

As per their itinerary, the Vance family will make a brief trip to Agra before returning to Jaipur on Wednesday to explore the City Palace. Security has been tightened around Jaipur's Rambagh ...

But what happened in Mesopotamia to prompt such revolutionary changes ... What Başur Höyük does not have, however, is a palace or a kingdom full of people who could be impressed by human sacrifice.

During afternoon teas at the palace, she reeled out her vision of a progressive Iraq that could become a beacon for the Middle East. “When we have made Mesopotamia a model state, there is not an ...

Reading "The Story of Perfume," whether in chunks or page by page, provides a fascinating take on how we’ve arrived at the ...