Palestinian archaeologists remain dedicated to saving what remains of Gaza's remarkable past as Israel widens its military ...

In this episode of arts24, Eve Jackson sits down with one of the most celebrated British-Turkish novelists of our time, Elif Shafak. With over 20 books translated into more than 50 languages, Shafak ...

Archaeologists traced the invention of the lock and key back to Mesopotamia around 4,000 BCE. The first wooden pin locks, ...

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 ...

The musical duo Sultana will present “History and Legends through Song” at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St ...

Many people have one-sided or distorted ideas about what is European. The Würzburg professor Dag Nikolaus Hasse demonstrates ...

The bronze statue was cast in Tang China and reached Venice during Kublai Khan’s reign via the Silk Road ...

Sumer was an ancient civilization located in southern Mesopotamia, in what is now modern-day Iraq. It is often considered the cradle of civilization due to its numerous innovations, including the ...

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

Despite being known as masters of trade, these seafarers were never a single collective. Different groups built powerful ...

Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest ...

The use of the term "minority" to describe Assyrians in Turkey and later in Iraq is deeply tied to the political and nationalist agendas of these nations, particularly in the 20th century. While ...