The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

This is Mesopotamia, often called the “Birthplace of Civilization.” Thousands of years ago, in what is now modern-day Iraq, some of the earliest human societies began to flourish here.

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern ...

Between Two Rivers Moudhy Al-Rashid (Hachette (UK, 20 February); W. W. Norton (US, 12 August)). A new and spellbinding book tells the history of the very ancient past of Mesopotamia, the land ...

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 ...

Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago, conclude ...

Ancient Mesopotamia is considered to be roughly the land that is now modern-day Iraq and Syria. It was previously believed the earliest evidence of romantic-sexual lip kissing in humans originated ...

Ancient Mesopotamian Texts May Be Oldest Record of Smooches Romantic images on tablets from Mesopotamia could place the earliest evidence of kissing to 2500 BCE. By Kevin Hurler Published May 19 ...

Turkey archaeology reveals ancient underground structures under Zerzevan Castle The multistory, below-ground structures in Diyarbakir — ID'ed by using ground-penetrating radar — may have ...