New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental challenge. Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who ...

The idea of Mesopotamia has intoxicated the West for centuries. Alastair Sooke takes a look at a civilisation where much of modern culture took form. “Everybody has heard of the Hanging Gardens of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . The Archive for Oriental Studies publishes essays and reviews in the field of ancient Near Eastern philology (languages: Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, ...

A radically expanded view of the origin of civilization, extending far beyond Mesopotamia is being proposed. Mesopotamia is widely believed to be the cradle of civilization, but a growing body of ...

A 4,600-year-old skeleton discovered in a sealed tomb in Nuwayrat, Egypt, has revealed the first genetic evidence of ancient migration between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Scientists sequenced the man's ...

There are a total of seven bedrooms available to rent in the Old Stone House Bed and Breakfast, first built in 1815.

From the Garden of Eden to Abraham, Daniel in the lions' den and the Tower of Babel, the ancient land now known as Iraq is considered the birthplace of the Bible. Mesopotamia, literally the land ...