The Ugaritic term qdsh, meaning “dedicate” or “consecrate,” aligns with the Akkadian understanding. It underscores that these processes, whether in Mesopotamian or Ugaritic contexts ...

THE Sumerians they were a sedentary population of the ancient world, lived in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) over the ...

The discovery was published in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology.

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

The first-ever example of an ancient Egyptian petroglyph depicting a zodiac sign has been discovered at a rock art site on ...

A new study revives the old argument that ancient seals came before cuneiform, humanity's earliest known example of writing.

All the major Mesopotamian civilizations, including the Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hittites, used it until at least 100 BCE. Cuneiform evolved from proto-cuneiform, a precursor script ...

A new study by Dr. Linda Evans and her colleagues from Macquarie University, Australia, published in the Journal of Egyptian ...

Cuneiform was developed by the Sumerian civilization that lived in early cities in southern Mesopotamia from about 5500 to 2300 B.C., when it was succeeded by the Akkadian Empire, based in the ...

Once the clay was dried or baked, these impressions were preserved. This writing system was first developed by the Sumerians, an ancient civilization that lived in cities in southern Mesopotamia from ...

The fundraising market for VC funds is on track for its worst year since 2015. Leading LPs across the US and Europe weigh in on their predictions for VC in 2025.

A study suggests that the human act of kissing is a remnant of grooming, in which great apes use lip suction to clean the fur ...