Unveiling the mysteries of early civilization, Mesopotamian clay provides valuable insights into the origins of chemistry.

Rashid’s book is as much a people’s history of Mesopotamia as it is a history of objects, great personages and notable events ...

The discoveries shed new light on life in ancient Mesopotamia. Examples of the cuneiform tablets found, and an aerial view of Fayadia District, Iraq. Photo: Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and ...

By the Middle Bronze Age, evidence shows that cultures in the region often enjoyed one crop over the other. Widespread ...

Sakikkū, an ancient Babylonian-Assyrian text attributed to Esagil-kin-apli, offers a glimpse into early diagnostic systems.

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

A child accused. Everyone left to answer.

On April 8, millions of Americans will be able to see the magic of a total solar eclipse. Humans have been alternatively amused, puzzled, bewildered and sometimes even terrified at the sight of this ...