What does it take to decipher an extinct writing system? If Joshua Hammer’s new book The Mesopotamian Riddle: An archaeologist, a soldier, a clergyman, and the race to decipher the world’s ...

An estimated 15,000+ priceless artifacts, chronicling millennia of Mesopotamian civilization, were stolen, smashed, or lost. While dedicated efforts over the years have led to the recovery of ...

Now that system has been commercialised by Haven Dredging. In essence, Tiamat (as it’s called, pictured in image above) is designed to be mounted onto a small workboat and carries pumps to enable ...

Almost 4,000 years ago, a Mesopotamian man named Nanni was so disappointed with the copper he bought from a trader named Ea-nāṣir, that he decided to write a formal complaint. Today, this Bronze Age ...

Sonja Anderson is a writer and reporter based in Chicago. Excavated from a nearly 2,000-year-old villa in Valencia, Spain, the broken-up murals once formed fresco decor The 24 members of the ...

Emerging from communities on the banks of the Tigris, in present-day Iraq, the Assyrians had conquered Babylon and Egypt and ruled in the Mesopotamian region from around 1300-600 B.C. At the dig ...

Here's all you need to know about significance, puja vidhi, timing, samagri and more. Listen to Story Chaitra Navratri celebrates different forms of Goddess Durga Maa Katyayani is worshipped on the ...

Navratri celebrations today will honor Goddess Durga in her forms of Mata Kushmanda and Mata Skandamata. Worshippers seek to gain blessings to overcome illnesses and fulfill desires, particularly for ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Variations on the classic Merlin and King Arthur legends span hundreds, if not thousands, of retellings. Many are documented ...

Chaitra Navratri Puja Vidhi: Chaitra Navratri, often called Vasanta Navratri, is a nine-day Hindu festival honouring the goddess Durga and her nine incarnations. Celebrated with great devotion, ...

On different days during Chaitra Navratri, different forms of goddess Durga are worshipped. It is goddess Shailputri who is worshipped on the first day. The goddess is the embodiment of strength, ...