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 ...

The Sumerians likely bartered palm ... an independent city-state in southeastern Iraq that re-emerged after the fall of the Akkadian empire in 2159 b.c.—and to the Third Dynasty of Ur, which ...

Hidden in the heart of Amish Country sits a white clapboard time capsule where sandwich pilgrimages begin and diet plans go to die—welcome to the End of the Commons General Store in Mesopotamia, Ohio.

In the heart of Amish Country, where horse-drawn buggies still clip-clop down country roads, sits a white clapboard building that houses what might be Ohio’s best-kept culinary secret. The End of the ...

The Library of Congress traces the tradition of April Fools' pranks back to the Roman festival of Hilaria, celebrated the day after the March equinox. This joyous occasion marked the first point in ...

56 x 46 cm. (22 x 18.1 in.) ...

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

The final round of the Masters is underway and a familiar voice will be on the call to bring fans all the action. Beloved ...

When the former New York Times Paris bureau chief first set out to write a book about the most famous and largest museum in ...