Art is a space where conversations collide in Maryam Yousif’s whimsical, cheeky and thoughtful three-dimensional ...
Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.
Four LMU researchers have each been awarded a Consolidator Grant. Their projects deal with the statistics of social inequality, the cuneiform culture of Mesopotamia, the detailed investigation of ...
In 612 Nineveh, the ancient capital of Assyria, was taken by the Medes and Babylonians and the latter inherited the former Assyrian empire; Babylon now ruled all Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine and ...
Focaccia has been a staple of Italian meals since at least ancient Rome, but new research indicates the flatbread’s origins date as far back as the Neolithic Era. According to some archeologists ...
A study published last year points to Mesopotamia around 4,500 years ago as one of the earliest known places where kissing was a “well-established practice”. Thousands of clay tablets ...
At the time of creation, this was considered the boundary of the known world. Within Mesopotamia, clear markings depict the Euphrates River, Babylon, and other features. “In this circular diagram, you ...
(AP Video: Ali Jabar) Dr Jaafar al Jotheri holds satellite images and explores the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyah, which was fought in Mesopotamia - present-day Iraq - in the 630s AD between Arab ...
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.
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.
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
Some of the symbols on these cylinder seals correspond to those used in proto-cuneiform, a form of proto-writing used in Mesopotamia. The finding indicates that the invention of writing in ...