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

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

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 ...

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 ...

At the recent MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, I met a company, Sumer Sports, that is trying to change this by using AI-based video analytics to study every player on every play to ...

Apr. 22, 2025 — Dust-on-snow is a major threat to water in the Colorado River, yet no snowmelt forecasts integrate dust-accelerated melt. Using pioneering remote sensing techniques, new research ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

INTRODUCTION Egyptologists have made one cardinal mistake by including human beings with white complexions as Pharaohs in ...

Wedged between the Middle East, south Asia and central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a pivotal place in world geography and world history. Its location has helped draw a diversity of cultures, religions ...

Kashmir’s name has deep roots in myth and history. Believed to be derived from Saint Kashyapa, who drained a vast lake to ...

As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia, the region that gave birth to the world’s first urban civilization some 5,000 ...