The Ur World Museum in Dhi Qar is over 90% complete. Featuring 28 halls and 10,000 artifacts, it is set to open in early 2026 ...

Gurbuzer told Anadolu that each excavation season brings new and exciting discoveries, noting that this year a silver necklace depicting the Assyrian goddess Ishtar, featuring a lion figure and an ...

At some point in your life, you might get lucky enough to accidentally meet someone who is extremely famous. And some stars ...

Mesopotamia, the world's oldest civilisation, arose in ancient Iraq, pioneering writing, law, and science. Explore its ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has brought ancient languages to life, such as Ancient Greek and Old English, by demonstrating ...

Discover which king established the first professional standing army. Learn how Sargon of Akkad revolutionized warfare and ...

The Bronze Age began around 3300 BCE with the discovery that copper mixed with tin produced a stronger alloy. This breakthrough transformed tools, weapons, and construction. Civilizations in ...

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers ...

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

From ancient sewer systems to the rise of modern sanitation departments, the evolution of resource management has been ...

Rising from the plains of southern Iraq, the Great Ziggurat of Ur was built around 2050 BCE as a sacred link between heaven and earth. Dedicated to the moon god Nanna, it stood at the heart of one of ...