A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found.

A newfound clay head from the sixth millennium B.C. is the first of its kind ever found in Kuwait, but similar finds have ...

Researchers found that ancient Mesopotamians associated body parts with emotions, just as we do—but they discovered some ...

These ancient inventions made life easier for prehistoric and ancient peoples and laid the groundwork for civilization as we ...

As an ancient identity left stateless, Assyrians stand as the most concrete example of this reality. From Mesopotamia to the ...

5,000-year-old bowls suggest early governance in ancient Mesopotamia Shakhi Kora site reveals labour managed through food distribution Findings challenge the inevitability of centralised power ...

“As such, the findings indicate the origins of the state and its institutions in Mesopotamia lie in part at least in their ability to provide food to members of a wider community,” the media ...

The embodied experience of emotions seems to be consistent across modern cultures, but is this true for ancient cultures too?

He has drawn inspiration from the rich heritage of Mesopotamia to create numerous works displayed in the world's most ...

The results of the research were published in the iScience journal on 4 December. "Even in ancient Mesopotamia, there was a rough understanding of anatomy, for example the importance of the heart ...