Ancient Middle Eastern farmers prioritized grapes over olives, irrigating vineyards to sustain wine despite climate stress.

Iraq intends to open a tourism town dedicated to one of Mesopotamia’s oldest civilisations, the Sumerians. Two years after it ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

Farmers in the Middle East were more committed to wine production over olive growing during times of climatic change in the ...

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 insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...