In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

The study provided a clear picture of the well-planned ancient irrigation system that once flourished in the region.

Ancient Sumer was in the southern part of a place called Mesopotamia. Most of the area now falls in modern-day Iraq. Cities were built along the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Being close to the ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an extensive irrigation system, including canals and farms, near Sumerian Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian city long believed to be the oldest in history. The discovery ...

Finally, these finds demonstrate how the Akkadians managed a Sumerian city ... again bring to light the achievements of the people of Mesopotamia thousands of years ago, achievements that time ...