At its peak some 3,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was the largest metropolis on Earth.

From tail-wagging agents of battle to divine deities, ancient Mesopotamia’s civilisations saw dogs as more than just pets.

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

Caral-Supe is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and oldest-known in the Americas, and Peñico likely inherited ...

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

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

More than a thousand years after it was last heard, an AI translator has brought a long-lost hymn to the ancient city of Babylon back to life.

Mesopotamia was one of the cradles of civilization 6000 years ago, located in the fertile valley between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, it was the birthplace of current day society and the first ...

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egyptian tomb site dating to between 4,495 and 4,880 years ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

A team of ancient literature experts have deciphered a Mesopotamain text that was missing for over 1,000 years. Etched on ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Byzantine mosaic in Dara, revealing the Greek-influenced city's military and religious ...