Researchers swiftly dated the artifact thanks to inscriptions etched on its surface ... "The DNA analysis of this ancient brick offers us an unparalleled glimpse into the biodiversity of a typical ...

Ancient cylinder seals in Mesopotamia shaped the development of proto-cuneiform writing in Uruk around 3000 BCE, linking ...

The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

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Dr. Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script at the British Museum, led the team that unlocked the ...

Tracing how and when it began can reveal more about daily life in ancient societies and how our species evolved. [Related: Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed.] “The ...

The New Arab revisits the ancient cities of the Middle East, highlighting the destruction caused by war, looting, and neglect ...

Two ancient clay tablets unearthed in Iraq have unveiled details of a long-lost Canaanite language closely tied to ancient ...

Researchers swiftly dated the artifact thanks to inscriptions etched ... glimpse into the biodiversity of a typical ancient Assyrian community," he noted. Within the matrix of the brick ...

An important piece of the puzzle might have just been identified in the form of ancient artifacts from Mesopotamia. An ancient city called Uruk emerged as one of the earliest sites of urbanization ...