Researchers have now decoded a Babylonian tablet, which is thought to be the oldest map of the world. It was created between ...

People in ancient Mesopotamia depended on rivers. But rivers sometime moved, imposing stress on communities. Research shows ...

In a recent publication by the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, researchers describe the astonishing remnants of what may have ...

The society "bridged the gap" between Africa and Europe over 5,000 years ago.

The map depicted Mesopotamia - or the land 'between the rivers' - a historical area of the Middle East that was thought to be the entire 'known world' at the time. The tablet's map also ...

Astronomers have constructed telescopes of every kind - massive observatories designed to pick up faint traces of light ...

Raign, Kathryn R. 2019. Finding Our Missing Pieces—Women Technical Writers in Ancient Mesopotamia. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Vol. 49, Issue. 3 ...

Archeologists have discovered what may be a missing link between agriculture that grew ancient civilizations in Egypt and ...

"In the Land of Ninkasi" tells the story of the world's first beer culture.

Dr Evans, a senior lecturer in diaspora history, said antiquities from the British Museum showed how ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and India all adopted the gesture for ...

Recent discoveries in Ukraine reveal urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC, redefining our view on early civilization and ...

This is her 12th novel and is already hitting bestseller lists. The title will resonate with New Zealanders, since, of late, ...