Beyond the over-the-top luxury and futuristic towers, discover bustling souks, a contemporary art district and desert cycling ...
Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.
A small clay tablet from the site of Kish in Iraq reveals a student calculated the area of a triangle incorrectly 4,000 years ...
Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian temple hidden in a cliff face. The temple dates to around 2,100 years ago ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...
The map shows the ancient land of Mesopotamia ... The Imago Mundi was discovered in 1882 by archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city in what is now Iraq. He found it almost ...
Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the tablet in 1882 in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city in present-day Iraq ... The tiny tablet has cuneiform on both sides and a map of sorts etched into it.
He lived in Miletus, a city in Ionia, and belonged to the ... Strabo viewed both as the first geographers after Homer. Other maps had been produced in ancient times, notably in Egypt, Lydia, the ...
One of the newest additions to the well-established community of ethnic grocery stores is Babylon International Market, which serves the flavors of the Middle East, Africa and part of Europe.
What and how one learned depended on one's place in society. In ancient times, much like today, education was highly valued. Subjects could range from reading and writing to philosophy and ethics.
THE present volume is the first of two which Mr. Thompson intends to devote to a study of the evil spirits and devils of Babylonia, and it will, we believe, be welcomed by readers of many classes.