A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, ...

Tides, rivers, and shifting coasts shaped Sumer, the world’s first urban society - offering lessons for today’s climate ...

Historian Selena Wisnom reveals how the ancient Assyrians of Mesopotamia used ‘godnapping’ as a devastating form of ...

Historian Selena Wisnom explores how Ashurbanipal, the last great ruler of Assyria, combined calculated brutality with an ...

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals.

The emergence of large, organized armies marks one of the most significant shifts in the history of warfare, especially in ...