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At its peak, the Old Babylonian Empire rose to be one of the biggest civilizations the world had seen–but what was daily life ...

The translation of Sumerian tablet from Nippur reveals a rare myth of storm god Ishkur and the earliest trickster fox.

A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a ...

In the U.S., urban planners introduced zoning that called for “setbacks.” They wrote “solar codes” into urban plans. They ...

Archaeologists have discovered a vast network of ancient irrigation canals near Eridu in Iraq, regarded as the world’s oldest ...

Minecraft players have shown that the blocky world can be used to make history more interactive with talented builders ...

Previously unexplored 'Area X' unearths new evidence that Josiah, the last great king of Judah, fell at the hands of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II thousands of years ago ...

It indicates that Josiah, the last great king of Judah, fell at the hands of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II - a death which ...

From high-octane paintings by Dana Schutz to octagonal houses, our critic finds the best of Upstate Art Weekend. Everything ...

While the Indus-Sarasvati region provided Sumer with essentials like food, timber, spices, and lapis lazuli, Egypt’s primary ...

Freerunners Hazal Nehir and Lilou Ruel Dazzle In Historic Turkish Cities. In south-eastern Türkiye, freerunning athletes ...